lettura
reading
noun leht-TOO-rah Less Common
Origin: from Latin 'lectura', from 'legere' to read
Also means
interpretation
Usage Note
Lettura is feminine, plural letture. Beyond the act of reading it means an 'interpretation' of a text or situation, as in una lettura politica dei fatti ('a political reading of the facts').
Examples
"La lettura è il mio passatempo."
Natural Translation
Reading is my pastime.
Literal Translation
The reading is the my pastime.

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