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Words of the Games of Life · 319 headwords

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

rabbuiare

darkened once

rabbujò

"rabbujò" is an older spelling (j for i) of "rabbuiò," from reflexive rabbuiarsi "to grow dark."

raccontare

was telling; tell me; told 12 times

raccontava, raccontatemi, raccontato, raccontami, raccontò, racconto, raccontare, raccontargli

verb, imperfect, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, infinitive; verb, present, imperative, second-person, plural, with enclitic pronoun (mi)

raccontare + the enclitic dative gli, 'to him'

ragionare

reasons; let's reason; think 4 times

ragiona, ragioniamo, ragiono, ragionano

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

rasserenarsi

was clearing once

rasserenavasi

archaic literary word order postposing the reflexive pronoun to the verb (rasserenavasi = si rasserenava).

rassicurare

reassured; reassure 3 times

rassicurava, rassicurare, rassicurò

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

respingere

rejected; pushed back; reject 10 times

respinto, respinse, respingono, respinsero, respinta, respingeva

verb, past, participle, masculine, singular; verb, present, indicative, third-person, plural; verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular

restare

stay; is staying; will stay 13 times

resto, restava, resta, resterai, Resto, restare, restò, restavano and 1 more

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

rèclame

publicity once

rèclame

French loanword, invariable in Italian; here means advertising/publicity.

riccone

rich man; rich 4 times

riccone, ricconi

noun, masculine, singular; noun, masculine, plural

richiamare

called back; was calling back 3 times

richiamasse, richiamava, richiamò

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

riconoscere

recognized; recognize; acknowledge 15 times

riconobbe, riconosciuto, riconosci, riconoscere, riconoscerò, riconosce, riconosciuti, riconosceva and 1 more

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

ricordarsi

remember; remembering; do you remember 9 times

ricordandosi, ricordo, ricorda, ricordi, ricòrdati, ricordai

verb, gerund, reflexive; verb, present, indicative, first-person, singular; verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular

'ricordarsi' = to remember (reflexive of ricordare).

ridere

laughed; laughing; laugh 58 times

rise, ridendo, ridere, rideva, ride, riso, ridevo, ridevi and 3 more

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

Repeated for emphasis: "rideva, rideva" = "she laughed and laughed."

rifugiarsi

took refuge once

rifugiavasi

Archaic literary word order: 'rifugiavasi' = 'si rifugiava', with the reflexive pronoun attached after the verb.

riposare

rested; rests; rest 4 times

riposa, riposava, riposi, riposò

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

riprendere

went on; took up; resumed 30 times

riprese, riprendeva, riprende, riprenda, riprendesse, riprendendo, riprendere

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

riservare

kept once

riserbato

"riserbato" is an older spelling of "riservato" (riservare).

rispondere

answered; answer; answering 80 times

rispose, rispondeva, rispondere, risposto, rispondo, risponde, rispondendo, risposo and 4 more

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

apocopated form of rispondere, common before a consonant

ritirarsi

withdraws; withdraw; will withdraw 5 times

ritira, ritirata, ritirerà, ritirarsi

verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, past, participle, feminine, singular; verb, future, indicative, third-person, singular

ritornare

come back; came back; went back 32 times

ritornò, ritornare, ritornato, ritornava, Ritornato, ritornerai, ritornar, Ritornò and 5 more

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

Ritorni: polite third-person (Lei) imperative of ritornare.

riuscire

managed; would turn out; come out 9 times

riusciva, riuscito, riuscisse, riuscirono

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

rivolgere

addressed; turning; put 17 times

rivolgeva, rivolto, rivolse, rivolgergli, rivolgendo, rivolgere, rivolta, rivolti and 1 more

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

gli ("to him") is the attached indirect-object clitic

rompere mi

annoy me once

rompermi

Rompere le scatole ('break the boxes') is an idiom for annoying/bothering someone; not literal.

Seen once or twice

rabbonire

mollified; would soften twice

rabbrividire

shivering once

rachitico

rickety once

raddolcire

softened once

radere

shaved once

radice

roots once

Radion

Rodion once

raffreddato

with a cold once

ragazzetta

little girl twice

ragazzetto

little boy twice

raggio

beam; rays twice

raggomitolare

curled up once

raggrinzito

shriveled once

ragionamento

reasoning once

ragionevole

reasonable once

rallegrare lo

cheer him once

rallegrarsi

cheered up once

rame

copper once

rana

frogs; frog twice

rannicchiare

huddled once

ranuncolo

buttercups once

rapire

rapt once

rappacificare ci

make peace once

rappacificare si

make peace once

rappacificarsi

make peace once

rappresentante

representative once

raramente

rarely once

raro

rare once

rasentare

borders on once

rassegnarsi

resigned once

rassegnato

resigned twice

rassegnazione

resignation twice

rassomiglianza

resemblance once

rattenere

held; held back twice

rattenere si

hold back once

rattrappito

rigid once

realmente

really twice

recare

bring; brought twice

recare si

go once

reciprocamente

in turn once

recitare

recited twice

reclamare

complain once

refrigerio

refreshment once

regio

royal once

regola

order once

regolarmente

regularly once

remoto

remote once

rena

sand once

represso

stifled twice

reprimere

hold back; suppressing twice

resistere

resisted once

respingere la

pushing her away once

respingere lo

pushing him away once

responsabilità

responsibility twice

reticella

netting once

retta

heed once

reverenza

reverence once

revisione

revision once

revolverata

revolver shot once

riacquistare

make up; regain twice

riaddormentarsi

fell back asleep; falling back asleep twice

riafferrare

seized again; took hold again twice

rialto

rise once

rialzare

pushed up once

rialzato

turned up once

riapparire

reappeared twice

riassalire

seizes again once

riavere

regained once

riaversi

recovered once

ribattere

kept striking once

ribellarsi

rebelled once

ribellione

rebellion twice

ricambiare

gave back once

ricamo

embroidery once

ricchissimo

very rich once

ricciolo

curls once

riccioluto

curly once

ricciuto

curly-haired once

ricerca

quests once

ricercatezza

studied elegance once

ricetta

prescription; prescriptions twice

ricevimento

a reception once

richiedere

asked once

ricominciare

would start again; began again twice

ricomparire

reappears once

ricompensa

reward once

ricomporre

straighten once

ricomprare

will buy back once

riconoscere lo

recognize him once

riconoscersi

recognize himself once

ricoprire

covered once

ricotta

ricotta once

ridicolo

ridiculous once

ridiventare

become again twice

ridurre

reduced twice

rifare

make again; will make again twice

rifinire

worn out once

rifornire ti

supply you twice

riga

lines once

rigare

streaked once

rigidità

rigidity once

rigido

harsh; strict twice

rigirare

turned over once

rileggere

reread once

rimedio

remedies once

rimettersi

goes back once

rimpicciolire

shrank; is shrinking twice

rimproverare

reproached once

rimprovero

reproach twice

rincagnato

flattened once

rincorrere

chased once

rinculare

flinched back once

rinfacciare

reminded once

rinfrancare

took heart once

rinoceronte

rhinoceros twice

rinunziare

given up; give up twice

riparare

set once

ripassare

passed back; passing again twice

ripercuotersi

echoed once

ripetere le

repeat them once

ripiantare la

replant it once

ripiegare

folding up once

ripigliare

took up again once

ripiombare

sinking back; sink back twice

riporre

set down; put away twice

riportare

brought back once

riposarsi

rest once

riprendere le

come back for them once

riprodurre

to reproduce once

riprodurre le

reproduce them once

ripulire

cleaned once

riscaldarsi

warm herself; warm themselves twice

rischiarare

cleared; lit twice

rischio

risk once

risentire

stung once

risentirsi

felt once

riserva

reserve once

riservarsi

reserving once

risorto

Risen once

risparmio

savings twice

rispettare la

to respect it once

rispetto

respect once

risuonante

echoing twice

ritenere

held twice

ritirare li

drawing them once

ritirato

withdrawn once

riunire

gathered once

riunirsi

to gather once

riuscire vi

succeeding once

rivedersi

pictured again once

rivelarsi

was proving once

rivendere lo

resell it once

rivista

reviews once

rivivere

live again once

rivolgere mi

to speak once

rivolgere si

turning; addressing herself twice

rivolta

revolt once

robustissimo

very sturdy once

robusto

strong; sturdy twice

roccioso

rocky twice

rodere

gnawed at once

rogna

mange once

rognoso

mangy thing once

romanesco

Roman dialect once

romano

Roman once

romanticismo

romanticism once

romanza

romance once

romanziere

novelist once

rompere si

breaking once

ronzante

humming once

ronzare

buzzed once

rorido

dewy once

rosicchiare

gnawing at him; gnawing twice

rosseggiante

reddened once

rossicco

reddish once

rossigno

reddish once

rotolare

tumble once

rotto

worn through once

Roux

Roux once

rovesciare

fell back once

rovesciato

turned back twice

rovinare

ruined twice

rozzamente

roughly twice

rozzo

rough twice

rubacchiare

pilfering once

rude

rough; harsh twice

rudemente

roughly; gruffly twice

rudimentale

rudimentary once

ruffiana

go-between once

ruga

wrinkles once

rugiada

dew twice

rugiadoso

dewy once

rugoso

wrinkled twice

rumoreggiare

rumbled once

rumorosamente

noisily once

rupe

crag once

ruscello

brook; streams twice

russare

snoring twice

russo

Russian twice

ruvido

rough twice

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.