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noia

boredom

noun NOH-yah Rare
Mind & Emotions Mental States

Also means

nuisance

Usage Note

Noia is feminine: la noia. The plural noie most often means troubles or annoyances rather than instances of boredom. The expression che noia! ('how boring!') is very common. The verb annoiare means to bore, and annoiarsi means to get bored.

Examples

"Che noia aspettare sempre lo stesso autobus."

Natural Translation

How boring it is to always wait for the same bus.

Literal Translation

What boredom to-wait always the same bus.

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