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cioè

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adverbcolloquial
  1. used to rephrase, clarify or correct something previously said: that is, in other words
  2. namely
  3. a meaningless filler; like, well, I mean

Used in the library

  • La parola viene dal veneziano "s'ciao", cioè "schiavo".The word comes from Venetian "s'ciao", that is, "slave".A1Ciao, salve, buongiorno
  • In romanesco si chiamavano "noantri", cioè "noi altri".In the Roman dialect they called themselves "noantri", that is, "us others".A2Trastevere
  • Su una porta si legge: "Chiudere la porta p.f.", cioè per favore.On a door you read: "Chiudere la porta p.f.", meaning please close the door.A2Azione, Natel, franchetto
  • "Esposito" viene dal latino "expositus", cioè "esposto", messo fuori."Esposito" comes from the Latin "expositus", meaning "exposed", put outside.A2Rossi, Russo, Esposito

Other ways to say it

  • in altre parolein other words
  • ovverothat is, namely; or, or rather

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