citare

quote

verb chee-TAH-reh Less Common

Origin: from Latin 'citare' (to summon)

Also means

cite

Usage Note

Citare means to quote or mention, but in legal contexts it means to summon someone to court, as in citare in giudizio ('to sue'). Note the soft 'ch' opening: ci- sounds like English 'chee'.

Examples

"Cita spesso i filosofi greci."

Natural Translation

He often quotes the Greek philosophers.

Literal Translation

He-quotes often the philosophers Greek.

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