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ormai

A1#700

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adverb
  1. by now, by this time, now, at this point, by then
  2. already, yet
  3. nearly, almost

Used in the library

  • Questa canzone ormai è vecchia.This song is old by now.A1Ancora una volta (11) — Once more (11) (A1)
  • Ormai dobbiamo sistemare la casa.By now we have to tidy the house.A1Ancora una volta (3) — Once more (3) (A1)
  • Il regalo ormai è arrivato.The present has arrived by now.A1Ancora una volta (8) — Once more (8) (A1)
  • In tre minuti scompaiono nel traffico, e la polizia arriva quando è ormai tutto finito.In three minutes they vanish into the traffic, and the police arrive when it's all over.A2Il ladro innocente — The innocent thief (A2)

Other ways to say it

  • giàalready, yet; as early as
  • quasialmost, nearly

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