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Italian

suvvia

/suvˈvi.a/interjectionC1
Extended vocabulary · Vocabulary rank 12,363

Meaning

come on!

  • exclamation used to encourage, urge, or console someone

In a sentence

Suvvia, non fare quella faccia triste!

Come on, don't make that sad face!

Suvvia, sbrigati o perderemo il treno!

Come on, hurry up or we will miss the train!

Non è la fine del mondo, suvvia!

It's not the end of the world, come on!

Usage notes

  • Spelled as a single word with double 'v' due to raddoppiamento fonosintattico ('su' + 'via').

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