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One sentence of «Le arance d’oro»
E canta, canta, canta, il Re s’addormentava peggio d’un ghiro anche lui.
And it sang and sang and sang, and the King too fell asleep worse than a dormouse.
Every word in it
| As printed | Dictionary form | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| E | e | and (ed before a vowel) (conj.) |
| canta | cantare | to sing; cantare in culla — to foretell at the cradle (v.) |
| il | il | the (masculine singular) (art.) |
| Re | re | king (n., m.) |
| s’ | s’ | oneself, himself (si, elided before a vowel) (pron.) |
| addormentava | addormentare | to put to sleep; addormentarsi — to fall asleep (v.) |
| peggio | peggio | worse; peggio di prima — worse than before (adv.) |
| d’ | d’ | of, from (di, elided before a vowel) (prep.) |
| un | un | a, an (masculine; un’ before a feminine vowel) (art.) |
| ghiro | ghiro | dormouse; dormire come un ghiro — to sleep like a log (n., m.) |
| anche | anche | also, too, even (adv.) |
| lui | lui | he, him (pron.) |
Read «Le arance d’oro» in the room Every word glossed where it stands, the English a tap away. This scene asks for no account.