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quattro

four

numeral KWAHT-troh Common

Origin: from Latin 'quattuor'

Usage Note

Quattro is invariable as a number, but it powers the casual idiom fare quattro passi ('go for a short stroll', literally 'do four steps') and in quattro e quattr'otto ('in no time at all'). It never changes for gender.

Examples

"Ho quattro fratelli."

Natural Translation

I have four brothers.

Literal Translation

I-have four brothers.

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