riparo

shelter

noun ree-PAH-roh Rare

Also means

cover

Usage Note

Riparo is used both literally (a physical shelter from rain or danger) and figuratively (correre ai ripari — 'to take remedial action', literally 'to run to the shelters'). That idiomatic phrase is very common in journalism and everyday speech. The related verb riparare also means 'to repair', which is a separate but related sense.

Examples

"Ci siamo messi al riparo dalla pioggia sotto un portico."

Natural Translation

We took shelter from the rain under a portico.

Literal Translation

Ourselves we-put to the shelter from-the rain under a portico.

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