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seminato

sown field, seeded ground

noun seh-mee-NAH-toh Rare
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Usage Note

Seminato is the past participle of seminare (to sow) used as a noun — a field that has been sown. The well-known idiom uscire dal seminato (to stray from the sown field) means to go off topic or off the beaten path, exactly like English 'to go off the beaten track'. Plural: seminati.

Examples

"Non uscire dal seminato durante il dibattito."

Natural Translation

Don't stray off topic during the debate.

Literal Translation

Don't exit from the sown-field during the debate.

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