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croce

cross

noun KROH-cheh Less Common

Origin: from Latin 'crux'

Also means

burden

Usage Note

Croce is the cross as a shape and a Christian symbol; figuratively it is a heavy burden, as in è la mia croce ('it's my cross to bear'). The idiom fare una croce sopra qualcosa means to give up on something for good.

Examples

"Porta una croce al collo."

Natural Translation

She wears a cross around her neck.

Literal Translation

She-wears a cross at-the neck.

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