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tratto

stretch

noun TRAHT-toh Less Common

Origin: from Latin tractus 'a drawing out'

Also means

trait

Usage Note

Tratto means a stretch or section (of road, time, or line) and also a personality 'trait' or facial feature. The time phrase a un tratto means 'all of a sudden', and tutto a un tratto doubles the suddenness; the plural is tratti.

Examples

"Abbiamo percorso un tratto a piedi."

Natural Translation

We covered a stretch on foot.

Literal Translation

We-have covered a stretch on feet.

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