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urlo

scream

noun OOR-loh Rare
Communication Expressions

Also means

yell

Usage Note

Urlo is masculine — il urlo contracts to l'urlo — a common gender-pitfall since it ends in -o. The plural is irregular: gli urli (more common) or le urla (collective, poetic). Un urlo di dolore ('a cry of pain') vs. le urla della folla ('the screams of the crowd'). The famous painting 'The Scream' by Munch is known in Italian as L'Urlo.

Examples

"Un urlo improvviso spezzò il silenzio."

Natural Translation

A sudden scream broke the silence.

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