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Words of the Games of Life · 224 headwords

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

tacere

fell silent; kept silent; lay silent 21 times

taceva, tacque, tacevano, tacquero, Taceva, Tacque, Tacquero, tacere and 1 more

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

tenersi

hold once

Tenetevi

'Tenetevi' = 'tenete' (imperative) + 'vi' ('yourselves' plural), from reflexive 'tenersi'.

ti

you; yourself; to you 109 times

ti, Ti, t’, te

pronoun, singular; pronoun, second-person, singular; pronoun, reflexive, second-person, singular

Literally reflexive ("do yourself honor"); the English rendering recasts it as honoring the uncle.

tirare mi

pull me once

tirarmi

Negative infinitive used as an imperative; "mi" is a dative of possession, so "tirarmi la barba" = "pull my beard".

toccare

touch; touched; touching 11 times

toccare, toccarla, tocco, toccarono, toccandole, toccassero, toccherà, tocca and 1 more

verb, infinitive; verb, present, indicative, first-person, singular; verb, past (passato remoto), indicative, third-person, plural

Enclitic "le" ("her", indirect object) attaches to the gerund of toccare.

tornare

returned; come back; went back 40 times

tornò, tornare, tornato, tornava, tornata, Tornate, Tornerò, Tornerà and 8 more

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

tornare a + infinitive = to do (something) again.

tremare

trembled; trembling; was trembling 19 times

tremava, tremando, tremato, tremo, tremavano, tremarono, tremare, tremò and 2 more

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

trovare

found; find; will find 49 times

trovò, trovo, trovava, trovare, trova, trovato, trovano, trovasse and 13 more

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

trovare + ci ('us') attached as a clitic.

tuo

your; yours; your family 56 times

tuo, tua, tuoi, tue, Tuo, Tua

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

"i tuoi" (lit. "yours") is idiomatic for one's parents/family.

tutto

all; everything; everyone 226 times

tutto, tutti, tutta, tutte, Tutti, Tutto, Tutte, tutt’

pronoun, masculine, singular; pronoun, masculine, plural; determiner, masculine, singular

"Per tutta risposta" is an idiom, "as her only/whole answer" — tutta literally means "whole" but the translation renders it as "only."

Seen once or twice

tacco

heel once

taccuino

notebook once

taciturno

silent twice

tagliatella

tagliatelle once

tagliente

sharp once

tagliere

board; trenchers twice

talento

talent once

taluno

some twice

tappeto

rug twice

tardare

be long; delayed twice

tardas

evening once

tardivo

belated once

tarlato

worm-eaten once

taschina

little pockets once

tassa

fees once

tasto

note once

Taverna

Taverna once

tavola

table once

tavolino

little table twice

tazza

cup once

teatrale

theatrical once

tedesco

German twice

tela

cloth once

telefono

phone once

telegrafo

telegraph once

tempesta

storm once

tempestare

studded once

tempia

temples once

tempio

temple twice

tenebroso

dark once

teneramente

tenderly once

tenere vi

keep you once

tentare

tried twice

tentatore

tempting once

tentazione

temptation once

tenuemente

faintly once

Termini

Termini once

terrazza

terrace once

terribilmente

terribly once

terzo

third once

tessere

weaves once

Testa

Head once

testimone

witness once

testina

little head once

tetro

gloomy once

tetto

roofs once

tettoia

shed once

timo

thyme once

tingere

painted; dyed twice

tinta

colors once

tintinnio

jingling once

tintinnìo

jingle once

tipografo

printers once

tirare lo

to drag him once

tirarsi

tugging once

tiro

team once

tisico

consumptive once

toccare la

touch her once

togliere gli

take from him once

togliere mi

take from me once

togliere mi lo

Take it from me once

togliere si

taking off once

tonante

thundering once

topo

mouse once

torcere

twisted once

torcersi

wringing once

Torino

Torino once

torma

droves once

tormentare

torment me; was tormenting twice

tormentare mi

torment me once

tormento

torments; torment twice

tormentoso

tormenting once

torpore

torpor once

torre

tower once

torrente

torrent once

tortuoso

winding once

tosato

shorn once

toscano

Tuscan; Tuscan wine twice

tovaglia

cloths once

traccia

trace once

tracciare

traced; was surveying twice

tradimento

betrayal once

tradirsi

betray himself once

tradizionale

traditional once

tradurre

translated once

traduzione

translation once

traforare

pierced once

trangugiare

he gulped down once

tranquillamente

quietly; calmly twice

tranquillità

tranquility once

trapunta

quilts once

trapuntare

quilted once

trasalire

started twice

trascinare si

dragging once

trascorrere

pass once

trascurare

neglected once

trasformare

turned once

trasparente

translucent once

trasportare

brought once

trastullo

play once

trattarsi

was about once

trave

rafters once

travertino

travertine twice

travestire

disguised once

Traviata

Traviata once

treccia

braids twice

trecento

three hundred once

trecentomila

three hundred thousand once

tredici

thirteen once

tremens

tremens once

tremila

three thousand once

tremito

tremor once

tremula

trembling once

tremulo

flickering; tremulous twice

trentasei

thirty-six once

trepidanza

trepidation twice

Treves

Treves once

tribù

tribe once

trillo

trill once

trionfare

reigned triumphant; to triumph twice

tristamente

sadly once

tristemente

sadly once

triviale

trashy; coarse twice

trivialmente

crudely once

tromba

trumpets once

trottare

trotted on; trot twice

trovare ci

find ourselves once

trovare la

find her twice

trovare mi

find me once

trovare si

to be; being twice

trovare ti

find you once

truffa

fraud once

tuffare

would plunge once

tumulto

tumult once

tuono

thunder once

turare

stopped up once

turbamento

unease once

turbare si

grow troubled once

turbarsi

grew uneasy; grew troubled twice

turbine

whirlwind 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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