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Devi colpire il centro del bersaglio.

Translation

You have to hit the bull’s eye.



Analysis


devi
     1. v. second-person singular present of dovere
     dovere
          1. v. to owe
          2. v. (auxiliary) to have to do something (must)
          3. n. duty
colpire
     1. v. to hit, strike, smite
     2. v. to affect
il
     1. art. the
centro
     1. n. centre, center
     2. n. middle, midpoint
     3. n. core, heart
     4. n. city centre, city center, downtown
     5. v. first-person singular present indicative of centrare
     centrare
          1. v. to hit, hit the centre
          2. v. to pinpoint
          3. v. to centre, center, balance
del
     1. contraction. contraction of ; of the, from the (+ a masculine noun in singular).
     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.
     il
          1. art. the
bersaglio
     1. n. target
     2. v. first-person singular present indicative of bersagliare
     bersagliare
          1. v. To bombard




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