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folla

crowd

noun FOHL-lah Less Common
People & Society Community

Also means

throng

Usage Note

Folla is a crowd or throng of people and is normally used in the singular as a collective, much like English 'crowd'. The phrase in mezzo alla folla means 'in the middle of the crowd'; do not confuse it with follia ('madness').

Examples

"Una grande folla riempiva la piazza."

Natural Translation

A large crowd filled the square.

Literal Translation

A large crowd filled the square.

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