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Il vincitore della maratona si è fermato due volte per un espresso.
The marathon winner stopped twice for an espresso.
vincitore · winner · noun · singular · masculine
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Il vincitore della maratona si è fermato due volte per un espresso.
The marathon winner stopped twice for an espresso.
Context is the best teacher.
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Il vincitore della maratona si è fermato due volte per un espresso.
fermato · stopped · from fermare
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- Il vincitore della maratona si è fermato due volte per un espresso.
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- Il vincitore della maratona di Firenze di domenica si è fermato in due bar lungo il percorso, ha ordinato un espresso in ciascuno e ha comunque tagliato il traguardo per primo.
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maratona
marathon
noun · singular · feminine
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