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orlo

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nounmasculine
  1. border, edge, margin, brink, verge; the milled edge of a coin
  2. hem, hemline, welt, cuffof clothes
  3. orle

Forms

noun

singularorlo
pluralorli
diminutiveorletto
diminutiveorlino

Used in the library

  • La nonna non trova l'ago per cucire l'orlo.The grandmother can't find the needle to sew the hem.B2Di nuovo, per favore (34) — Again, please (34) (B2)
  • A giugno la maestra è sull'orlo dell'esaurimento.In June the teacher is on the verge of a breakdown.B2Di nuovo, per favore (23) — Again, please (23) (B2)
  • A giugno la studentessa è sull'orlo dell'esaurimento.In June the student is on the verge of a breakdown.B2Di nuovo, per favore (35) — Again, please (35) (B2)
  • La costumista cuce l'orlo dei pantaloni della star a mano.The costume designer sews the hem of the star's trousers by hand.B2Di nuovo, per favore (19) — Again, please (19) (B2)

Other ways to say it

  • bordoedge, border, margin, hem, rim; side, board
  • confineborder, frontier; boundary
  • estremitàend; point, tip (of a needle etc.)
  • marginemargin, border, edge, brink, bank, brow

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