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ospite

guest

noun OH-spee-teh Less Common

Origin: from Latin hospes

Also means

host

Usage Note

Ospite is famously two-faced: it means both the guest and the host, so only context disambiguates. It takes the same form for both genders, distinguished only by the article, l'ospite, plural gli ospiti.

Examples

"Stasera abbiamo un ospite a cena."

Natural Translation

Tonight we have a guest for dinner.

Literal Translation

Tonight we-have a guest at dinner.

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