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intervallo

interval

noun een-tehr-VAHL-loh Less Common

Origin: from Latin intervallum

Also means

break

Usage Note

Intervallo is the gap between two things in time or space, and is also the school 'recess' or theatre 'intermission'. At school children look forward to l'intervallo, the mid-morning break.

Examples

"Durante l'intervallo mangiano un panino."

Natural Translation

During the break they eat a sandwich.

Literal Translation

During the-break they-eat a sandwich.

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