Meaning
fast, fasting
In a sentence
Domani faccio un digiuno di dodici ore.
Tomorrow I'm doing a twelve-hour fast.
Sei ancora a digiuno per le analisi?
Are you still fasting for the tests?
Il medico mi ha consigliato un giorno di digiuno.
The doctor recommended a day of fasting.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| digiuno | masculine · singular |
| digiuni | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Use digiuno for religious or medical fasting; fasting as an adjective is usually a digiuno, as in esame a digiuno.
- Be careful: a digiuno often means on an empty stomach, not only fasting for spiritual reasons.
- In figurative use, essere digiuno di means to know little about something; it is fairly common in writing and speech.