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di lì a poco |
1. adv. soon afterwards, shortly after, some time later |
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di |
1. prep. (ngd, Used to indicate possession, after the thing owned and before the owner); ’s |
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L’ira di Apollo - The wrath of Apollo |
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la coda del cane - the dog’s tail |
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Canto dello sciatore - Song of the skier |
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Dichiarazione Universale dei Diritti dell’Uomo - Universal declaration of the Rights of the Man |
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lì |
1. adv. there, in that place |
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a |
1. prep. in |
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2. prep. at |
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3. prep. to |
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4. prep. Indicates the direct object, mainly to avoid confusion when it, the subject, or both are displaced, or for emphasis |
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A me non importa. - To me it doesn’t matter. |
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poco |
1. adv. little, not much |
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2. adv. (followed by an adjective) little, not very, poorly |
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3. adv. (time) a little, a while, a short time |
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a tra poco - see you later |
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4. adj. little, not much |
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