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"It is half past four." in Italian is

Sono le quattro e mezza.



Definitions

Analysis
sono
     1. v. first-person singular present of essere; (I) [[am]], [[I'm]].
     2. v. third-person plural present of essere; (they) [[are]], [[they're]].
     3. n. alternative form of suono
     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
Le
     1. pron. (formal) alternative case form of le (you)
           nel ringraziarla per la sua risposta, Le porgo i miei distinti saluti
     2. art. the
     3. pron. (accusative) them (third-person plural feminine)
           Le ho viste. - I saw them.
quattro
     1. num. (cln, it, cardinal numbers) four
     2. adj. four
     3. n. four
     4. n. Either of the quarter hours after midnight and noon
     5. n. (following the article le) four o'clock (a.m. or p.m.)
e
     1. conj. and
mezza
     1. n. half-hour
     2. n. half past (an hour), especially 12:30 (lunchtime)
     3. adj. feminine singular of mezzo
     mezzo
          1. n. half, middle
          2. n. means, method
          3. n. vehicle
          4. adj. half
          5. adj. overripe (of fruit)