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disegno

drawing

noun dee-ZEH-nyoh Less Common

Origin: from Italian 'disegnare', to draw

Also means

design

Usage Note

Disegno means a drawing or a design, and in politics disegno di legge is a draft bill. Don't confuse it with English 'design' alone; for industrial design Italians often borrow design itself.

Examples

"Il bambino ha fatto un disegno."

Natural Translation

The child made a drawing.

Literal Translation

The child has made a drawing.

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