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appunto

exactly

adverb ahp-POON-toh Less Common
Communication Responses

Origin: from a plus punto ('point')

Also means

note

Usage Note

Appunto as an adverb is an emphatic agreement, 'exactly, precisely', often standing alone as a reply. As a masculine noun it means a written note, hence prendere appunti ('to take notes').

Examples

"Appunto, è quello che dicevo."

Natural Translation

Exactly, that's what I was saying.

Literal Translation

Exactly, is that which I-said.

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