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sponda

bank

noun SPOHN-dah Less Common
Animals & Nature Geography

Also means

edge

Usage Note

Sponda is the bank or shore of a river or lake, and by extension the raised side or rail of a bed, table or billiard table. In politics dare una sponda a qualcuno means to lend someone support, offering a useful figurative phrase.

Examples

"Camminiamo lungo la sponda del fiume."

Natural Translation

We walk along the riverbank.

Literal Translation

We-walk along the bank of-the river.

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