Joseph II. and His Court: An Historical Novel — Page 3

Vocabulary

o

Italian conjunction meaning 'or'

Cerca

Search or look for something

semplicemente

Simply, in a straightforward or easy manner

tramite

Through, by means of something

le

Definite article 'the' for feminine plural nouns

prime

First, referring to feminine plural nouns

cinque

The number five

lettere

Letters of the alphabet or written correspondence

del

Contraction of 'di' and 'il', meaning 'of the'

nome

Name or noun referring to a person or thing

file

Computer file or document, borrowed from English

che

That, which, or who; common Italian conjunction

desideri

You desire or wish for something

così

So, thus, in this way

come

How, as, or like in comparisons

appare

It appears or shows up somewhere

nelle

Contraction meaning 'in the' for feminine plural

nostre

Our, possessive adjective for feminine plural nouns

Informazioni

Information, data or details about something

sul

Contraction of 'su' and 'il', meaning 'on the'

Progetto

Project or plan undertaken for a specific purpose

una

Indefinite article 'a' or 'one' for feminine nouns

pagina

Page of a book, document, or website

Produciamo

We produce or generate something collectively

circa

About, approximately, roughly a given quantity

due

The number two

milioni

Millions, plural of milione, large numerical unit

di

Of, from; very common Italian preposition

dollari

Dollars, plural of dollaro, US currency unit

per

For, per, by; common Italian preposition

ogni

Every, each; used before singular nouns

ora

Hour or now, depending on context

lavoro

Work, job, or labor performed

Il

Definite article 'the' for masculine singular nouns

tempo

Time or weather, common Italian noun

impieghiamo

We spend or employ a resource like time

stima

Estimate or esteem, approximation of a value

piuttosto

Rather, quite, fairly; expresses moderate degree

conservativa

Conservative, cautious, not exaggerated in estimation

è

Is; third person singular of essere (to be)

cinquanta

The number fifty

ore

Hours, plural of ora

selezionare

To select or choose from available options

inserire

To insert or enter data into something

correggere

To correct or fix errors in something

modificare

To modify or change something

ricercare

To research or search for something carefully

e

And; the most common Italian conjunction

analizzare

To analyze or examine something in detail

il

Definite article 'the' for masculine singular nouns

qualsiasi

Any, whatever; used for indefinite reference

redigere

To draft or compose a written document

ecc

Abbreviation for eccetera, meaning et cetera

pubblico

Public, relating to people in general

previsto

Expected, planned, or foreseen in advance

cento

One hundred, the number 100

lettori

Readers, plural of lettore

Se

If; introduces a conditional clause

valore

Value, worth or importance of something

testo

Text, written content of a document

stimato

Estimated or esteemed, valued approximately

nominalmente

Nominally, in name only or approximately

a

At, to; very common Italian preposition

un

Indefinite article 'a' or 'one' for masculine nouns

dollaro

Dollar, basic unit of US currency

allora

Then, so, at that time or therefore

produciamo

We produce, first person plural of produrre

all

Contraction of 'a' and 'il' in context, meaning 'to the'

quest

Short form of questo/questa, meaning 'this'

anno

Year, a period of twelve months

mentre

While, whereas; introduces a simultaneous action

pubblichiamo

We publish, first person plural of pubblicare

nuovi

New, adjective masculine plural form

al

Contraction of 'a' and 'il', meaning 'to the'

mese

Month, one of twelve divisions of the year

ovvero

Or rather, that is, in other words

in

In, inside; very common Italian preposition

più

More, plus; indicates addition or greater quantity

nel

Contraction of 'in' and 'il', meaning 'in the'

totale

Total, complete sum or overall amount

raggiungono

They reach or attain a goal or place

solo

Only, alone, just; limits or restricts a statement

l

Truncated definite article before a vowel

della

Of the, contraction of 'di' and 'la'

popolazione

Population, total number of people in an area

mondiale

World, global, relating to the entire world

dovrebbe

Should, ought to; expresses expectation or obligation

superare

To surpass, exceed, or overcome something

i

Definite article 'the' for masculine plural nouns

miliardi

Billions, plural of miliardo, large numerical unit

distribuiti

Distributed, spread out among many recipients

gratuitamente

For free, without charge or cost

entro

Within, by a certain deadline or limit

la

Definite article 'the' for feminine singular nouns

fine

End, conclusion of a period or event

dell

Truncated contraction of 'di' and 'la', meaning 'of the'

obiettivo

Objective, goal or aim of an activity

distribuire

To distribute or hand out to many people

trilione

Trillion, an extremely large numerical unit

dicembre

December, the twelfth month of the year

Trilione

Trillion, an extremely large number

Si

Reflexive pronoun 'oneself' or impersonal 'one'

tratta

It is about, it concerns; used in si tratta di

diecimila

Ten thousand, the number 10,000

titoli

Titles of books, works, or other publications

ciascuno

Each one, every single individual item

rappresentano

They represent or stand for something

attuale

Current, present, relating to now

numero

Number, quantity or assigned identifier

utenti

Users, people who use a service or product

Con

With; indicates accompaniment or means

nostri

Our, possessive adjective for masculine plural nouns

ritmi

Rhythms or rates, pace of activity

produzione

Production, the process of making or creating

rivisti

Revised, reviewed or updated again

raggiungeremo

We will reach or attain a future goal

terzo

Third, the ordinal number after second

quell

Short form of quello/quella, meaning 'that'

meno

Less, fewer; indicates reduced quantity or degree

non

Not; primary Italian negation word

riusciamo

We manage to or succeed in doing something

ottenere

To obtain or get something desired

finanziamenti

Funding or financial support for a project

concreti

Concrete, real, tangible rather than abstract

La

Definite article 'the' for feminine singular nouns

Fondazione

Foundation, an organization established for a purpose

Archivio

Archive, a collection of stored documents or files

Letterario

Literary, relating to literature or written works

stata

Been, past participle of essere used with essere

creata

Created, established or founded, feminine past participle

garantire

To guarantee or ensure something is provided

futuro

Future, the time that has not yet come

prossimo

Next, nearest, upcoming in time or space

millennio

Millennium, a period of one thousand years