quattro
four
numeral KWAHT-troh Common
Origin: from Latin 'quattuor'
Usage Note
Quattro is invariable as a number, but it powers the casual idiom fare quattro passi ('go for a short stroll', literally 'do four steps') and in quattro e quattr'otto ('in no time at all'). It never changes for gender.
Examples
"Ho quattro fratelli."
Natural Translation
I have four brothers.
Literal Translation
I-have four brothers.
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