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Gianni è largo nelle mance

Translation

Gianni is a generous tipper



Analysis


Gianni
è
     1. v. third-person singular present indicative of essere; is
     essere
          1. v. (intransitive, indicating existence, identity, location, or state) to be, to stay
          2. v. (auxiliary, used to form composite past tense of many intransitive verbs) to have (done something); to
          3. v. (impersonal, of a duration of time since an event) to have passed
          4. n. being
largo
     1. adj. wide, broad
     2. adj. ample, wide, large
     3. adj. (of clothes) oversized, loose-fitting, too loose
     4. adj. (figurative) generous, free, open-handed
     5. n. open sea
     6. n. square, largo
     7. n. (music) largo
     largare
nelle
     1. contraction. contraction of in le; in the
     in
          1. prep. in
          2. prep. to
          3. prep. into
          4. prep. by
          5. prep. on
     le
          1. art. the
          2. pron. (accusative) them (third-person plural feminine)
          3. pron. (dative) her, to her
          4. pron. (dative) you, to you (term of respect)
mance
     1. n. plural of mancia
     mancia
          1. n. tip (in a restaurant, etc.)




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