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attento

careful

adjective aht-TEHN-toh Less Common

Origin: from Latin attentus

Also means

attentive

Usage Note

Attento means careful or attentive; the bare exclamation attento! (or attenta!, attenti!) is how Italians shout 'watch out!'. It pairs with stare in stare attento a (to pay attention to). Agreement is regular: attenta, attenti, attente.

Examples

"Stai attento alla macchina!"

Natural Translation

Watch out for the car!

Literal Translation

Stay attentive to-the car!

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