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Significado · preposition
toward
- at about (a time)
- close to (an age)
En una frase
Andiamo verso casa dopo il lavoro.
We're heading home after work.
Arrivo verso le otto.
I'll arrive at about eight.
Mio padre ha iniziato a correre verso i cinquant'anni.
My father started running when he was around fifty.
Notas de uso
- Use 'verso' for direction (toward a place), not 'a' or 'in'. 'Vado verso Roma' (I’m going toward Rome).
- For time, 'verso' means 'around' (approximate). Avoid 'circa' unless formal. 'Verso le 3' (around 3 o’clock).
- Don’t confuse with 'contro' (against). 'Verso' is neutral/positive; 'contro' implies opposition.
Significado · noun
verse
- verse, line (of poetry or a song)
- call, cry (of an animal, e.g. a hen's cackle, a bird's song)
- direction, way
En una frase
Questo verso della canzone mi piace molto.
I really like this line of the song.
Hai sentito il verso dell'oca stamattina?
Did you hear the goose's cackle this morning?
Non ricordo il primo verso della poesia.
I don't remember the first verse of the poem.
Formas de la palabra (2)
| Palabra | Formas de la palabra |
|---|
| verso | masculine · singular |
| versi | masculine · plural |
Notas de uso
- Use 'verso' for 'verse' in poetry or songs, but 'strofa' for a stanza or section of a poem.
- For 'song,' 'verso' is less common than 'canzone'—use it for animal sounds or poetic contexts.
- Avoid confusing 'verso' (noun) with 'verso' (preposition, meaning 'toward'). Context clarifies meaning.
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