da solo

Italian

Etymology

Literally, “as alone”.

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da solo

  1. by oneself
    • 1943, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Il Piccolo Principe [The Little Prince], page 3:
      I grandi non capiscono mai niente da soli e i bambini si stancano a spiegargli tutto ogni volta.
      Grown-ups never understand anything by themselves, and it is tiresome for children to be always and forever explaining things to them.
      (Original text in French. Italian translation above, English translation below.)

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