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mostrare

show

verb moh-STRAH-reh Less Common

Origin: from Latin 'monstrare'

Also means

display

Usage Note

Mostrare means to show or display, and the reflexive mostrarsi means to 'appear' or come across in a certain way. With an indirect object the construction is mostrare qualcosa a qualcuno ('to show something to someone').

Examples

"Ti mostro le foto."

Natural Translation

I'll show you the photos.

Literal Translation

To-you I-show the photos.

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