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title: cortina — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «cortina» in the school dictionary: The Ford Cortina, a very popular family car in Britain, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand from 1962 to 1982. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# cortina

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**Who acts:** ski town, cortina, first car, skiers, family, mushrooms · **What happens:** host, mean, not be, be, race down, hold · **To what, where:** Winter Olympics, 1956, curtain, English word, sense, blue Ford

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«cortina» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 5 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [cortina in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cortina.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: a name — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Ford Cortina, a very popular family car in Britain, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand from 1962 to 1982.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cortina:m1:1
# text = The Ford Cortina, a very popular family car in Britain, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand from 1962 to 1982.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Ford	Ford	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	Cortina	Cortina	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
6	very	very	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	popular	popular	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
8	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	appos	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	Britain	Britain	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	Ireland	Ireland	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
15	Australia	Australia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
17	New	New	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	18	flat	_	_
18	Zealand	Zealand	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
19	from	from	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	1962	1962	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	nmod	_	_
21	to	to	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
22	1982	1982	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	20	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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Usage: a place name — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Cortina d'Ampezzo, a ski town in the Dolomite mountains of northern Italy that hosted Winter Olympics in 1956 and, with Milan, in 2026.

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cortina:m2:1
# text = Cortina d'Ampezzo, a ski town in the Dolomite mountains of northern Italy that hosted Winter Olympics in 1956 and, with Milan, in 2026.
1	Cortina	Cortina	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	d'Ampezzo	d'ampezzo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	ski	ski	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	Dolomite	Dolomite	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	mountains	mountain	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	northern	northern	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	Italy	Italy	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
14	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	15	nsubj	_	_
15	hosted	host	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
16	Winter	Winter	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	17	compound	_	_
17	Olympics	Olympic	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	15	obj	_	_
18	in	in	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	1956	1956	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	15	obl	_	_
20	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
22	with	with	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
23	Milan	Milan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	26	punct	_	_
25	in	in	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
26	2026	2026	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **host** | past | a ski town in the Dolomite mountains of northern Italy |  | Winter Olympics | 1956 |  | in 2026 | vn captain-29.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent olympic=Beneficiary |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: science, rare — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A cobweb-like veil under the cap of some young mushrooms.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cortina:m3:1
# text = A cobweb-like veil under the cap of some young mushrooms.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
2	cobweb	cobweb	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	like	like	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	veil	veil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	under	under	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	cap	cap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	12	det	_	_
11	young	young	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	mushrooms	mushroom	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

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Usage: Spanish — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In Spanish, «cortina» means a curtain; it is not an English word in that sense.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cortina:m4:1
# text = In Spanish, «cortina» means a curtain; it is not an English word in that sense.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	Spanish	Spanish	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	cortina	cortina	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
7	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	curtain	curtain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	16	punct	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
12	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	cop	_	_
13	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	16	advmod	_	_
14	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	English	English	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
17	in	in	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	19	det	_	_
19	sense	sense	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | cortina | a curtain |  |  |  | in Spanish | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot curtain=Theme in spanish=Attribute |
| 2 | **not** **is a** | present | cortina | a English word |  | that sense |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandad's first car was a blue Ford Cortina.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cortina:x1:1
# text = Grandad's first car was a blue Ford Cortina.
1	Grandad	Grandad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	4	amod	_	_
4	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	blue	blue	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	Ford	Ford	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	Cortina	Cortina	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | Grandad's first car | a blue Ford |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The skiers raced down the slopes at Cortina.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cortina:x2:1
# text = The skiers raced down the slopes at Cortina.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	skiers	skier	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	raced	race	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	down	down	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	slopes	slope	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Cortina	Cortina	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **race down** | past | the skiers | the slopes |  | Cortina |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent slope=Theme at cortina=Trajectory |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The 2026 Winter Olympics were held in Milan and Cortina.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cortina:x3:1
# text = The 2026 Winter Olympics were held in Milan and Cortina.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	2026	2026	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
3	Winter	Winter	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	Olympics	Olympic	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
5	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	held	hold	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Milan	Milan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	Cortina	Cortina	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hold** | past · passive |  | the 2026 Winter Olympics |  | Milan and Cortina |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: subject=Theme in milan=Location |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In the old photo, the family stands next to their Cortina.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cortina:x4:1
# text = In the old photo, the family stands next to their Cortina.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	photo	photo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	stands	stand	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	next	next	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
10	to	to	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	Cortina	cortina	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stand** | present | the family |  |  | the old photo |  | next *property* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in photo=Location |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Some mushrooms have a cortina, a web-like veil under the cap.

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cortina:x5:1
# text = Some mushrooms have a cortina, a web-like veil under the cap.
1	Some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	2	det	_	_
2	mushrooms	mushroom	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	cortina	cortina	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
8	web	web	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	like	like	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	veil	veil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	appos	_	_
12	under	under	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	cap	cap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | some mushrooms | a cortina |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cortina=Patient |

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