Italian Phrase of the Day
stare zittoDefinitions
| Italian > English | |
| stare zitto | |
| 1. v. (intransitive) to be quiet, to shut up | |
| Sta' zitto! – Shut up! | |
| Analysis | |
| stare | |
| 1. v. (intransitive) to stay, remain | |
| stare attenti (a) - to pay attention (to) | |
| Starà a casa. - He/she will stay at home. | |
| 2. v. (intransitive, followed by a) to keep, stick | |
| 3. v. (intransitive, followed by a gerund) to be doing something (present continuous) | |
| zitto | |
| 1. adj. quiet, silent | |
| 2. interj. be quiet!, shush!, sh! | |
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| il suo | in panciolle | a capofitto | alla salute |
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