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posto

place; seat

noun POH-stoh Common
Travel & Places Landmarks

Origin: Latin positum, past participle of ponere (to place)

Also means

job; position

Usage Note

Posto is masculine — il posto, i posti. It covers physical places (un bel posto, a nice place), reserved seats (prenotare un posto, to book a seat), and job positions (cercare un posto di lavoro, to look for a job). The phrase al tuo posto means 'in your place / if I were you'.

Examples

"C'è un posto libero vicino alla finestra."

Natural Translation

There is a free seat near the window.

Literal Translation

There-is a place free near to-the window.

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