litro
litre
noun LEE-troh Rare
Origin: From French litre, ultimately Greek litra, a unit of weight.
Usage Note
Litro is the standard unit of liquid volume (un litro d'acqua, due litri di latte). It is masculine and regular: il litro, i litri. In everyday speech Italians often abbreviate it as l in writing but always pronounce the full word.
Examples
"Compro un litro di latte."
Natural Translation
I buy a litre of milk.
Literal Translation
I-buy a litre of milk.
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