Usage Note
Siepe is a garden hedge, plural siepi. In athletics i tremila siepi is the 3000-metre steeplechase, where the 'hedges' are barriers. The word echoes Leopardi's famous poem L'infinito, whose opening line names a siepe.
Examples
"La siepe nasconde il giardino."
Natural Translation
The hedge hides the garden.
Literal Translation
The hedge hides the garden.
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