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prendere in giro



Definitions

Italian > English
prendere in giro
     1. v. to make fun of, to tease, to poke fun at
     2. v. to string along, take the piss
Italian > Italian
prendere in giro
     1. fare oggetto di satira
Analysis
prendere  ©
     1. v. to take, hold
           gli studenti prendono appunti. - the students take notes.
     2. v. to get, buy
     3. v. to pick up
     4. v. to eat, drink
in
     1. prep. in
           Ho qualcosa in tasca. - I have got something in my pocket.
           PartirĂ² in primavera. - I will be leaving in spring.
           Vado in quinta elementare. - I'm in fifth grade of elementary school.
     2. prep. to
giro
     1. n. turn, twist, rotation, revolution
     2. n. detour
     3. n. lap (of a race)
     4. n. tour, trip, stroll
     5. n. (in the plural) rounds (of a postman etc)
     girare
          1. v. to turn, stir, wind
          2. v. to tour, travel, go round
          3. v. to pass
          4. v. to endorse, transfer
          5. v. (transitive, cinema) to shoot, film, act in



Review previous phrases

corrente d'ariadi continuotra capo e colloe un quarto
prendere in giroad ogni modoseduta stanteper ora
pietra miliarenoce moscataallo stesso tempodi certo
fatto su misuraprima di tuttoa vitabuona sera





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