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di fondo



Definitions

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di fondo
     1. adj. underlying, basic, fundamental
     2. adj. background (attributive)
Analysis
di
     1. prep. (ngd, Used to indicate possession, after the thing owned and before the owner); ’s
           L’ira di Apollo - The wrath of Apollo
           la coda del cane - the dog’s tail
           Canto dello sciatore - Song of the skier
           Dichiarazione Universale dei Diritti dell’Uomo - Universal declaration of the Rights of the Man
fondo
     1. adj. deep
     2. n. bottom
     3. n. fund
     4. n. background
     5. n. (athletics) long-distance running
     fondare
          1. v. to found, establish, constitute, start, set up, build
          2. v. (transitive, figuratively) to found, base, ground
     fondere
          1. v. to fuse, smelt
          2. v. to melt, thaw
          3. v. to cast
          4. v. to merge, blend



Review previous phrases

alla leggeradi fondoin formadi poco
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a mai più rivedercidi nuovoprendere il solein corso





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