| Italian > English |
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| a proposito |
| 1. adv. by the way, incidentally |
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| 2. adv. at the right moment, opportunely |
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| 3. adv. to the point |
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| Analysis |
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| a |
| 1. prep. in |
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| 2. prep. at |
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| 3. prep. to |
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| 4. prep. Indicates the direct object, mainly to avoid confusion when it, the subject, or both are displaced, or for emphasis |
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| A me non importa. - To me it doesn’t matter. |
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| proposito |
| 1. n. purpose, intention, plan, design |
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| fermo proposito - firm resolution |
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| di proposito - on purpose, intentionally |
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| 2. n. aim, object, purpose, purport |
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| il mio proposito, nello scrivere questo saggio, era di... - my aim, in writing this essay, was to... |
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