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One sentence of «Le arance d’oro»
Il Re non gli fece nulla.
The King did nothing to him.
Every word in it
| As printed | Dictionary form | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Il | il | the (masculine singular) (art.) |
| Re | re | king (n., m.) |
| non | non | not (adv.) |
| gli | gli | to him; the (m. pl. article before a vowel or s + consonant); gli è — it is (Tuscan) (pron.) |
| fece | fare | to do, to make; farsi — to become; far fare — to have something made; fo — old form of faccio (v.) |
| nulla | nulla | nothing (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.