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Words of the Games of Life · 260 headwords

Each word with its meanings, its forms, and the lines it stands in.

dare

gave; give; given 75 times

dato, dava, dare, dà, darò, diede, davano, dar and 20 more

verb, past, participle, masculine, singular; verb, infinitive; verb, imperfect, indicative, third-person, singular

"dare retta a" is an idiom meaning "to listen to/heed".

delinearsi

stood out twice

delineavasi

verb, imperfect, indicative, third-person, singular (archaic enclitic); verb, imperfect, indicative, third-person, singular, with archaic postposed enclitic si

Archaic literary form: enclitic 'si' attached after the verb (delineava + si = si delineava, 'took shape/stood out').

deporre

set down; laid; deposited 6 times

depose, deposto, deponeva

verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, past, participle, masculine, singular; verb, imperfect, indicative, third-person, singular

derubare

will rob; robbed; might rob 9 times

deruberanno, derubato, derubassero, derubano

verb, future, indicative, third-person, plural; verb, past, participle, masculine, singular; verb, imperfect, subjunctive, third-person, plural

Subjunctive after an elided "che," expressing what he feared.

descrivere li

describe them once

descriverli

Object clitic 'li' ('them') attaches directly to the infinitive.

desiderare

wishes; wish; wanted 15 times

desidera, desiderava, desidero, desiderato, desiderai, desideri, desiderate

verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, imperfect, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, present, indicative, first-person, singular

di lo

some once

delle

partitive di + le, absorbed into the plain plural in the smooth translation

dichiarare

declared; told twice

dichiarò, dichiarassi

verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, imperfect, subjunctive, second-person, singular

Imperfect subjunctive after 'se' in an unreal conditional; the backbone mistagged this as a participle.

difendere

defend; In defending; I was defending 4 times

difendere, Difendendo, difendevo, difeso

verb, infinitive; verb, gerund; verb, imperfect, indicative, first-person, singular

dimenticare

forgot; forgotten; will forget 11 times

dimenticò, dimenticato, dimenticata, dimenticherà, dimenticava, dimenticare

verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, past, participle, masculine, singular; verb, past, participle, feminine, singular

diradarsi

was thinning once

diradavasi

archaic word order: enclitic "si" attached after the verb (= si diradava).

dire

said; say; told 407 times

disse, diceva, dire, detto, dico, diss’, dice, dissi and 29 more

verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, infinitive; verb, imperfect, indicative, third-person, singular

Subjunctive dica has no distinct 1st/3rd-person form; context ("me to say") supplies the implied I.

discorso

conversation; speech; subject 8 times

discorso, discorsi

noun, masculine, singular; noun, masculine, plural

discorso literally means "talk/speech"; the noun itself should keep its actual in-context meaning rather than borrowing the free translation's word "things" (fa already carries the speech-act sense "says").

disparire

vanished once

disparvero

disparire is an older literary variant of sparire/scomparire, "to disappear."

dispiacere

displeasure; is displeasing; upsets 3 times

dispiace, dispiacere

verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular; noun, masculine, singular

idiom "mi dispiace" = "I'm sorry".

diventare

turned; grew; become 38 times

diventava, diventare, diventa, diventò, diventata, diventerai, diventato, diventi and 6 more

verb, imperfect, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, infinitive; verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular

Apocopated literary infinitive: "diventar" for "diventare."

divertire

amused; was enjoying; amuses 4 times

divertivo, diverte, divertì, divertita

verb, imperfect, indicative, first-person, singular; verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular

domandare

asked; ask; was asking 30 times

domandò, domandava, domandare, domandiamo, domandavo, domando

verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, imperfect, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, past historic, indicative, third-person, singular

domani

tomorrow; Tomorrow 15 times

domani, Domani

adverb; noun, masculine, singular

dovere

must; had to; should 80 times

doveva, devo, deve, dovette, dovevano, debba, dovere, dobbiamo and 14 more

auxiliary verb, imperfect, indicative, third-person, singular; auxiliary verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular; auxiliary verb, present, indicative, first-person, singular

dovere la

having to once

doverla

the attached clitic "la" refers to "her" (the lover).

Seen once or twice

da i

to the once

da la

at once

da le

by the once

Dagnino

Dagnino once

danaro

money twice

dannato

damned soul once

dappertutto

everywhere once

dare ci

give us once

dare gli

give him once

dare glie lo

give it to him once

dare le

bring you once

dare mi

give me once

dare si

putting on; be twice

de

of twice

debolmente

feebly once

decenza

decency once

deciso

determined once

declamare

declaimed once

declinare

declined once

decrepito

decrepit once

definire

settle once

definitivo

final once

deformarsi

contorted once

deforme

deformed once

defraudare

to defraud once

degnare

deigned; condescended twice

degnarsi

condescended once

degno

worthy twice

deità

deity once

delicatezza

delicacy once

delicato

delicate once

delineare

stood out twice

delinquente

criminal once

delirare

was delirious once

delirium

delirium once

Delitto

Crime twice

demone

demons twice

denso

dense; thick twice

dentino

little teeth once

denunciare

report once

denunziare

report once

denunziare lo

report him once

deponere

was laying once

deputato

deputies once

deridere

mocking once

derivare

arising once

descrivere

described twice

desistere

give up once

desolante

desolate once

desolato

desolate twice

desolazione

desolation once

destare vi

waking there once

destarsi

woke once

destinare

destined once

destra

the right once

devastatore

devastators once

diabolico

diabolical once

dialetto

dialect once

diavola

devil; little devil twice

diavoletto

little devil once

dibattere si

struggling once

dicembre

December twice

diciannove

nineteen once

dico

say; tell twice

difesa

defense once

difficile

hard once

diffuso

diffuse twice

dignitosamente

with dignity once

dilatato

dilated once

dileguare

faded; faded away twice

dileguarsi

fading; was fading twice

dimenticato

forgotten once

diminuire mi

to lessen myself once

dimostrare

demonstrate once

dipingere

painted once

dipinto

painted once

diplomatico

diplomat once

diramarsi

spread out once

dire gli

tell him; saying to it twice

dire le

tell her; telling her twice

dire lo

saying it once

dire ti lo

tell you it once

direttamente

directly once

diritto

right twice

dirottamente

torrentially once

dirotto

pouring once

dirupato

crumbling once

disabitato

uninhabited once

disarmare

unarmed once

disastroso

disastrous once

discolo

wayward once

discorsetto

little speech twice

discutere

discuss; arguing twice

disegno

design once

disfatto

undone once

disgustare

disgusted once

disgustoso

repulsive twice

disinvolto

offhand once

disinvoltura

self-assurance once

disonesto

dishonest twice

disonorare

dishonored once

disopra

above once

disordine

disorder once

disparte

aside once

disperare

despaired; desperate twice

disposto

ready once

disprezzare

despised once

dissipare

dispel once

dissolvere si

dissolving once

dissolversi

will dissolve; dissolves twice

dissuadere

dissuading him once

distante

far off once

distinguere li

distinguish them once

distintamente

clearly once

distinto

distinguished; distinct twice

distrarre

to distract once

distrarre si

being distracted once

distribuire

distributed once

disturbare

disturbed twice

disturbo

trouble once

ditino

little fingers once

divano

sofas once

divellere

torn once

divenire

will become once

divergere

diverged once

diverso

different twice

divertimento

amusement once

divino

divine twice

diviso

parted twice

dì

day once

docilmente

obediently once

documento

papers once

dodici

twelve once

dolorare

suffered; ache twice

dolorosamente

painfully once

doloroso

painful once

domandarsi

wondered once

domestica

servant once

domicilio

home once

donare mi

to give me once

donde

from which; from where twice

donnaccia

wretched woman twice

donnicciuola

little women; little woman twice

dono

gift once

doppiamente

doubly once

dormente

sleeping woman once

dorso

back once

dote

dowry twice

dottore

doctor twice

dottrina

doctrines once

dovunque

wherever once

Drago

Dragon once

drago

dragon twice

drappello

squad once

Druidi

Druids once

dubbio

doubt twice

dubitare

worry once

durare

lasts once

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The words
Every word of the text, parsed: its headword, its form and its meaning in the line. Source text: public domain (Grazia Deledda, d. 1936; collection first published 1905).
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Public-domain Italian (Deledda, d. 1936; collection published 1905). English translation © 2026 1732 Studios, LLC.
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