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- principale: main 12:00am Dec 18|7 Comments
- cognome: last name 12:00am Dec 17|5 Comments
- approfittare: to take advantage 12:00am Dec 16|3 Comments
adjective. Example sentence:Il problema principale di alcuni paesi è la mancanza d'acqua potabile.Translation:In some countries, the main problem is the lack of drinkable water.
noun. Example sentence:Per favore, scriva il suo cognome accanto alla data di nascita.Translation:Please write your last name beside your birth date.
verb. Example sentence:Ho approfittato dei saldi invernali per comprarmi un cappotto elegante.Translation:I took advantage of the winter sales to buy a nice coat.
Here’s a seasonal photo quiz for you. Byseasonal I don’t mean Christmas, we are fortunate enough to escapethe pre-Christmas frenzy where we live! He...
noun. Example sentence:In autunno c'è sempre una fitta nebbia in questa regione.Translation:In the fall there is always a thick fog in this area.
adverb. Example sentence:Non rimproverarlo così, non l'ha fatto apposta!Translation:Don't scold him like that, he didn't do it on purpose!
In my previous article Che or Il Quale I promised you a list of common verbs that are normally followed by the preposition a (to). This preposition is used with the indirect object of verbs such as dare (to give), e.g. Laura ha dato un libro a Giorgio (Laura gave a book to Giorgio)...
adjective. Example sentence:Il Monte Bianco, con i suoi 4810 metri, è la vetta più alta d'Italia.Translation:Mont Blanc, at 4,810 meters, is the highest peak in Italy.
verb. Example sentence:Togliere le melanzane dal forno dopo mezz'ora e servirle subito. Translation:Remove the eggplant from the oven after half an hour, and serve them immediately.
verb. Example sentence:Ogni giorno scopro di amarti più del giorno prima. Buon San Valentino!Translation:Every day I realize that I love you more than the day before. Happy St. Valentine's Day.
A couple of readers have asked me recently to explain the difference between the pronomi relativi (relative pronouns) che and il quale / la quale (both meaning ‘who’, ‘which’, and ‘that’). Va bene, proviamoci! Che This is the most common form of relative pronoun. It is inva...
verb. Example sentence:Ieri sera ho bevuto troppo vino ed oggi ho un forte mal di testa.Translation:Last night I drank too much wine, and today I have a horrible headache.
adjective. Example sentence:I cartelli stradali non erano chiari e ci siamo persi.Translation:The road signs weren't clear so we got lost.
verb. Example sentence:Ho perso un orecchino nell'erba; è meglio se lo cerco prima che faccia buio.Translation:I've lost an earring in the grass; I had better look for it before it gets dark.
noun. Example sentence:Hai le labbra ancora sporche di gelato.Translation:You still have ice-cream on your lips!
