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letto

bed

noun LEHT-toh Less Common

Origin: from Latin lectus

Usage Note

Letto is identical to the past participle of leggere ('read'), so context disambiguates. The fixed phrase andare a letto means 'to go to bed', and un letto matrimoniale is a 'double bed'. The plural is letti.

Examples

"Vado a letto presto stasera."

Natural Translation

I'm going to bed early tonight.

Literal Translation

I-go to bed early tonight.

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