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Making Comparisons
Commedia dell'arte
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Monica e` come Colombina perche` e` intelligente e generosa. | Monica is like Colombina because she is intelligent and generous. |
| Chandler assomiglia a Arlecchino perche` e` birichino e un po' pigro. | Chandler resembles Arlecchino because he is cheeky and a bit lazy. |
| Mr. Burns mi ricorda Pantalone perche` e` molto avaro e ricco. | Mr. Burns reminds me of Pantalone because he is very stingy and rich. |
| Entrambi sono abbastanza vanitose. | Both are quite vain. |
| Tutti e due sono veramente sciocchi. | Both are really silly. |
| Anche lei e` furba. | She is also sly/sneaky. |
| Penny e` ingenua mentre Ross e` intelligente. | Penny is naive whereas Ross is intelligent. |
| Roberto e` buffo invece Leo e` serio. | Roberto is funny whereas Leo is serious. |
| Colombina e` molto gentile pero` e` anche bugiarda. | Colombina is very kind however is also a liar. |
| Marco e` amichevole ma Marta e` antipatica. | Marco is friendly but Marta is unpleasant. |
| e` come | he/she is like |
| mi ricorda | he/she reminds me of |
| assomiglia a | he/she resembles |
| perche` | because |
| entrambi | both |
| tutti e due | both |
| come | like |
| anche lui/lei | he/she too (also) |
| mentre | while, whereas |
| invece | instead/whereas |
| pero` | however/but |
| ma | but |