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Significado · adjective
dear; expensive
En una frase
Ciao caro, come stai oggi?
Hi dear, how are you today?
Questo ristorante è troppo caro per noi.
This restaurant is too expensive for us.
Questo regalo è caro.
This gift is expensive.
Formas de la palabra (4)
| Palabra | Formas de la palabra |
|---|
| caro | masculine · singular |
| cara | feminine · singular |
| cari | masculine · plural |
| care | feminine · plural |
Notas de uso
- Use 'caro' for people you love (e.g., 'mio caro amico'), but 'costoso' or 'dispendioso' for high prices.
- Agrees in gender/number: 'caro' (m.s.), 'cara' (f.s.), 'cari' (m.pl.), 'care' (f.pl.).
- In letters, 'Caro/a' is neutral/formal; 'Tesoro' or 'Amore' is more intimate.
Significado · noun
darling
En una frase
Ciao, caro, come stai oggi?
Hi, darling, how are you today?
Non chiamarmi caro davanti ai miei amici.
Don't call me darling in front of my friends.
Ieri il mio caro mi ha scritto.
Yesterday my darling wrote to me.
Formas de la palabra (2)
| Palabra | Formas de la palabra |
|---|
| caro | masculine · singular |
| cari | masculine · plural |
Notas de uso
- As a noun, caro is mostly a direct address: Ciao, caro. It sounds affectionate and is more common toward men.
- Agree it with the person addressed: caro, cara, cari, care. Learners often forget the feminine form cara.
- Compared with tesoro or amore, caro is milder and often less intimate; it can sound polite, warm, or slightly old-fashioned.
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