Meaning
sparse area, thinning
- sparse area; thin spot
In a sentence
Si vedeva il rado tra gli alberi del bosco.
A sparse area could be seen among the trees in the wood.
Il prato aveva qualche rado vicino al muro.
The lawn had a few thin patches near the wall.
Nel giardino c'era un rado dove non cresceva l'erba.
In the garden there was a bare patch where the grass did not grow.
Word forms (1)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| rado | singular |
Usage notes
- As a noun, rado is uncommon today; you'll usually meet it as the adjective/adverb in di rado or capelli radi.
- Don't confuse noun rado with prato or raso. In modern Italian, the noun sense is literary or technical, not everyday speech.
- For frequency, prefer di rado over rarely translating with raramente in casual speech; both are correct, but di rado sounds very natural.