🇮🇹 Italian from 🇬🇧 English All Words
latte
A1 noun Cibo & Bevande
🇬🇧 English: milk
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Definizione

🇮🇹 Italian
noun

Liquido secreto dalla ghiandola mammaria dalle femmine dei mammiferi.

Definition

🇬🇧 English

A white liquid produced by cows (and other animals) that is used as a drink and to make products like cheese, butter, and yoghurt.

Grammatica

🇮🇹 Italian

Gender: maschile.

🇬🇧 Uncountable noun. Do not say 'a milk'. Say 'some milk', 'a glass of milk', 'a litre of milk'. Common collocations: full-fat milk, skimmed milk, milk chocolate, dairy milk.

Cultural Notes

🇬🇧 English

In Britain, milk is traditionally delivered to homes in glass bottles by a 'milkman'. The phrase 'no use crying over spilt milk' means there is no point worrying about something that has already happened and cannot be fixed.

Esempi

Il ragazzo ha bevuto un bicchiere di latte.

"Il ragazzo ha bevuto un bicchiere di latte."

🇬🇧 "The boy drank a glass of milk."

Aggiunge il latte ai cereali.

"Aggiunge il latte ai cereali."

🇬🇧 "He adds milk to the cereal."

Completa la frase 🇮🇹 Italian

Il ragazzo ha bevuto un bicchiere di ___.

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