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dimenticare

forget

verb dee-mehn-tee-KAH-reh Less Common

Usage Note

Dimenticare is very often used reflexively as dimenticarsi (di), with little change in meaning: mi sono dimenticato le chiavi. Take note of the soft c before a, pronounced like the c in 'car', not 'chair'.

Examples

"Non dimenticare le chiavi."

Natural Translation

Don't forget the keys.

Literal Translation

Not forget the keys.

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