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C'è l'imbarazzo della scelta

Translation

There is plenty of choice



Analysis


c'è
     1. v. third-person singular present indicative of esserci; there is
la
     1. art. the
     2. pron. (accusative) her, it
     3. pron. (accusative, formal) you (term of respect)
     4. n. (music) la (musical note)
     5. n. (music) A (musical note and scale)
imbarazzo
     1. n. obstacle, trouble, difficulty
     2. n. embarrassment, awkwardness
     3. v. first-person singular present of imbarazzare
     imbarazzare
          1. v. (transitive, obsolete) to obstruct a location; to impede; to hinder activities with obstacles: Definition "1 a", with the context non com., for non comune ('uncommon').
          2. v. to embarrass
della
     1. contraction. contraction of di la; of the, from the
     di
          1. prep. (ngd, Used to indicate possession, after the thing owned and before the owner); ’s
          2. prep. from
          3. prep. ’s
          4. prep. than
          5. prep. (ngd, Used in superlative forms); in, of
          6. prep. about, on, concerning
          7. prep. (ngd, Expresses composition); of, made of, in or more often omitted
          8. prep. (followed by an infinitive) to or omitted
          9. prep. (ngd, Used with the definite article in partitive constructions); some
          10. prep. ngd, Used in some expressions in a partitive-like function, often without article.
     la
          1. art. the
          2. pron. (accusative) her, it
          3. pron. (accusative, formal) you (term of respect)
          4. n. (music) la (musical note)
          5. n. (music) A (musical note and scale)
scelta
     1. n. choice
     2. n. selection, pleasure
     3. adj. feminine singular of scelto
     4. v. feminine singular past participle of scegliere
     scelto
          1. v. past participle of scegliere (feminine: scelta, masculine plural: scelti, feminine plural: scelte)
          2. v. past participle of scegliersi
          3. adj. chosen
          4. adj. selected
          5. adj. top quality




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