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intero

whole

adjective een-TEH-roh Less Common
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Origin: from Latin 'integer', untouched

Also means

entire

Usage Note

Intero means 'whole' or 'entire' and agrees normally: l'intera giornata. It contrasts with mezzo ('half') in fares, where biglietto intero is the full-price ticket. As a noun l'intero means 'the whole amount'.

Examples

"Ho letto l'intero libro."

Natural Translation

I read the whole book.

Literal Translation

Have read the-whole book.

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