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litro

litre

noun LEE-troh Rare
Numbers & Measures Measurements

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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