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Words of the Games of Life · 289 headwords

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

mancare

failed; will lack; will fail 8 times

mancò, mancherà, mancherebbe, Mancano, mancato, manca

verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, future, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, present, conditional, third-person, singular

Idiom: ci mancherebbe altro = "that would be the last straw."

manco

Not even once

Manco

"Manco a dirlo" is an idiom meaning "needless to say".

mandare

sent; send; will send 29 times

mandato, mandare, mandò, mandate, manderò, manderemo, mando, manderanno and 6 more

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

Basilio addresses his grandfather with the polite/plural voi-imperative, common in older or dialect-influenced Italian for respected elders.

mangiare

eat; eaten; ate 26 times

mangiare, mangiavano, mangiò, mangiato, mangio, mangiata, mangiate, mangiano and 4 more

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

Italian present tense + "da ieri" expresses an action continuing from the past, hence the English perfect "haven't eaten."

matrimonio

marriage; marriage schemes 5 times

matrimonio, matrimoni, matrimonî

noun, masculine, singular; noun, masculine, plural

Archaic plural spelling with circumflex (matrimonî); modern standard plural is matrimoni.

matto

mad; madman; dotes 13 times

matta, matto, matte, matti, Matti

adjective, feminine, singular; adjective, masculine, singular; noun, masculine, singular

Idiom 'andare matto (per/di)' = "to dote on, be wild about".

me

me; myself; my sake 55 times

me, Me, Mi

pronoun, singular; pronoun, reflexive, first-person, singular; pronoun, first-person, singular

Me ne andrò is the pronominal verb andarsene, 'to go away'.

mentire

lie; I was lying; lying 6 times

mentire, mentivo, mentisco, Mentisco, mentì

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

mettere

put; started; put on 54 times

mise, messo, mettere, messa, mette, metteva, mettano, Mise and 11 more

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

mettere un grido is idiomatic for letting out a cry.

mettersi

began; himself; put 6 times

mise, si, misi

verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular; reflexive pronoun; verb, past, indicative, first-person, singular

"Mettersi a" + infinitive is an idiom meaning "to start doing".

mi

me; myself; to me 191 times

mi, Mi, m’, me, M’

pronoun, singular; pronoun, first-person, singular; pronoun, reflexive, singular

literally "to me"; the dative clitic conveys possession, rendered "my blood" in the translation.

migliore

best; better; finest 9 times

miglior, migliori, migliore

adjective, singular, comparative; adjective, plural, comparative; adjective, masculine, singular

minaccioso

menacingly; threatening 3 times

minaccioso, minacciosa

adjective, masculine, singular; adjective, feminine, singular

An adjective agreeing with Carina used adverbially, a common Italian stylistic device.

mio

my; mine; My 153 times

mio, mia, miei, mie, Mio, Mia

determiner, masculine, singular; determiner, feminine, singular; determiner, masculine, plural

morire

die; died; will die 59 times

morire, morta, morto, morrà, muore, morrete, morir, muoia and 9 more

verb, infinitive; verb, past, participle, feminine, singular; verb, past, participle, masculine, singular

Deledda uses the archaic alternate future stem morr- for morire; lemma given as the modern standard headword.

morto

dead; starveling; dead woman 22 times

morta, morto, morti, morte

adjective, feminine, singular; adjective, masculine, singular; noun, masculine, singular

'morto di fame' (lit. 'one dead of hunger') idiomatically means 'starveling, pauper'.

muoversi

moved; move; stirred 5 times

mosse, muoversi, muovi

verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, infinitive; verb, present, indicative, second-person, singular

Seen once or twice

macabro

macabre once

maccherone

macaroni once

macchietta

little figure once

Maccioni

Maccioni once

Madonna

Madonna twice

maestoso

stately once

magari

even once

maggio

May twice

maggiore

greatest once

magico

magic once

maglia

shift once

magnano

tinker once

magrino

thin once

mah

well once

malamente

badly once

malcapitato

unlucky man once

maledetto

cursed twice

maledizione

Damn it; curse twice

malevolo

spiteful once

malfattore

wrongdoers once

malgrado

will once

maliarda

witch once

malinconico

melancholy once

malincuore

reluctance once

malizia

malice once

malizioso

mischievous; sly twice

maltrattare

mistreated once

malumore

ill humor; bad mood twice

malvagità

wickedness once

mamma

Grandmother twice

mancanza

lack; lacks twice

mancare gli

to fail him; fall away twice

mancia

tips once

mandare lo

send him; sending it twice

mandorla

almonds twice

mandorlo

almond trees twice

mandriano

herdsman once

maneggio

scheming once

mangiarsi

be eaten once

manifestare

showed once

manifestazione

manifestation once

manina

little hand once

manovra

maneuver once

mansueto

tame twice

Mantegazza

Mantegazza once

mantellone

great cloak; big cloak twice

mantenere

keeping; keep twice

mantenimento

keeping once

mantovano

from Mantua once

manutengolo

accomplice twice

marcia

march once

Marcu

Marcu twice

maremmano

Maremma once

Marietta

Marietta once

marino

sea once

marmo

marble once

marmoreo

marble twice

Marou

Marou once

marrone

brown once

martirio

martyrdom once

martoriare

tormented once

martoriato

tormented once

mascherato

masked once

maschio

male; boy twice

massa

mass once

massaia

housewives once

massima

maxim once

masso

boulder once

masticare

chewed; chewing twice

matrona

matron once

Mattia

Mattia once

mattone

brick once

mattutino

morning once

mazzo

bouquets once

medaglia

medal once

mediante

by means of once

medioevale

medieval once

meditare

plot; thought over twice

mela

apple once

melanconicamente

melancholically; mournfully twice

melograna

pomegranate once

melograno

pomegranate once

menare

led; lead twice

mendicante

beggars once

mendicare

beg once

mensa

table once

mensile

monthly twice

meravigliare

was astonished once

meravigliarsi

surprised once

meravigliosamente

marvelously once

mercanzia

goods once

merce

wares once

mercenario

mercenary once

meridionale

southern once

meriggiare

rest at noon once

merlare

crenellated once

merletto

lace once

merlo

blackbird twice

mescersi

mixed once

meschinità

meanness once

mestiere

trade twice

mettere ci

holding once

mettere gli

putting on him once

mettere la

put it once

mettere si

putting on once

mezzanotte

midnight twice

mezzodì

noon once

mezzogiorno

midday once

microscopico

microscopic once

migliorare

improve once

mignolo

little finger once

milionario

millionaire once

milione

millions once

milionesimo

millionth once

militare

Militare once

Millè

Millè once

minaccia

threat twice

minare

was undermining once

minimo

least once

minuscolo

tiny twice

mirabilmente

wonderfully once

miracoloso

miraculous once

miraggio

mirage once

mischiare

mingled twice

mischiare si

mix in once

miscuglio

jumble once

miseramente

wretchedly twice

misericordia

mercy once

misericordioso

merciful once

miserissimo

utterly wretched once

missione

mission once

mistero

mystery twice

mistico

mystic once

mobile

moving; furniture twice

mobilio

furniture once

molesto

troubling once

molle

soft once

momentaneo

momentary twice

momentino

just a moment once

monello

street urchin; little imp twice

Monte

Monte once

monumentale

monumental once

mora

blackberries once

morboso

morbid twice

morente

dying once

mormorio

murmur; murmurs twice

morta

dead woman once

mortale

mortal; deathly twice

Morte

Death once

mortificare

mortified once

mortificato

mortified once

mosca

flies twice

moscherino

little gnat once

mossa

movements once

mostrare li

showing them once

motivare

gave reasons for once

motivo

motif; reason twice

movimento

movement once

mozzare

cropped; cuts off twice

mucchio

heap; heaps twice

mughetto

lilies of the valley once

mugolare

groaning once

multiforme

manifold once

mummia

mummies once

mummificare

mummified once

mungere

milked once

municipale

municipal once

muricciuolo

low wall once

musetto

snout; little snout twice

musicale

musical twice

musicista

musicians once

musino

muzzle once

muto

mute once

The particulars

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).
Translation
Public-domain Italian (Deledda, d. 1936; collection published 1905). English translation © 2026 1732 Studios, LLC.
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Two whoopie pies and a pine. An inside joke.