Meaning
wall
- surface, side
In a sentence
Ho appeso la foto sulla parete del salotto.
I hung the photo on the living room wall.
Perché guardi sempre quella parete bianca?
Why do you always look at that white wall?
C'è una finestra su quella parete.
There is a window on that wall.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| parete | feminine · singular |
| pareti | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Use parete for an interior wall or a vertical surface. For a wall around a city, garden, or property, use muro.
- With rooms, Italians often say alla parete or contro la parete for placement: il letto è contro la parete.
- In climbing and geology, parete is common for a rock face; muro sounds more like a built wall.