or sono
See also: orsono
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /or ˈso.no/
- Hyphenation: or‧só‧no
Adverb
- (old-fashioned) ago
- Tre anni or sono comprammo questa casa.
- Three years ago we bought this house.
- (literally, “It is (now) three years since we bought this house.”)
- Ho trovato quasi più giovani e certo più belle le signore ch'io conobbi or sono dodici anni a Bologna.
- The ladies I met twelve years ago in Bologna seemed to me almost younger and certainly more beautiful.
Usage notes
- Only used with the subject (the time period) in the plural; the singlular *or è is unidiomatic.
Anagrams
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