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Sentence

Il ciocciolato piace alla maggioranza della gente.

Translation

Most people like chocolate.



Analysis


il
     1. art. the
ciocciolato
piace
     1. v. third-person singular present indicative of piacere
     piacere
          1. v. (intransitive) (followed by a or preceded by an indirect object) to be pleasing to (usually translated into English as like with exchange of the subject and object)
          2. v. (intransitive) to be fond of
          3. n. pleasure, enjoyment
          4. n. delight
          5. n. favour, kindness
          6. interj. pleased to meet you
alla
     1. contraction. contraction of a la; to the, at the
     2. prep. it-prep
     3. prep. -style
     a
          1. prep. in
          2. prep. at
          3. prep. to
          4. prep. Indicates the direct object, mainly to avoid confusion when it, the subject, or both are displaced, or for emphasis
          5. v. misspelling of ha
     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)
maggioranza
     1. n. majority, most
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)
gente
     1. n. people, guys, folks




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