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my friend's name is elizabeth. she is from colombia,

Italian translation: La mia amica si chiama Elizabeth ed è colombiana.

17:10 Oct 29, 2001
English to Italian translations [Non-PRO]
English term or phrase: my friend's name is elizabeth. she is from colombia,
My friend's name is elizabeth. she is from colombia three physical characteristics from her is she has brown eyes, brown curly hair and she is tall.Two psychological charateristics from her are
viviana
Italian translation:La mia amica si chiama Elizabeth ed è colombiana.
Explanation:
Or "La mia amica Elizabeth viene dalla Colombia." (literally "My friend Elizabeth comes from Colombia")

Note that the "è" verb (3rd person of "essere"="to be") pronounced open, not "é" pronounced closed (which means "and").

Buon lavoro,

Floriana
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Summary of answers provided
5 +4La mia amica si chiama Elizabeth ed è colombiana.
Floriana (X)
5 +1La mia traduzione e':
paenelong (X)
4mi amica si chiama Elizabeth, lei é colombiana
JH Trads
4la mia amica si chiama Elizabeth, lei é colombiana
JH Trads


  

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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
mi amica si chiama Elizabeth, lei é colombiana


Explanation:
Hi Viviana, I hope it helps


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JH Trads
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Local time: 12:33
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20 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
la mia amica si chiama Elizabeth, lei é colombiana


Explanation:
please don't consider my former answer

JH Trads
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
La mia amica si chiama Elizabeth ed è colombiana.


Explanation:
Or "La mia amica Elizabeth viene dalla Colombia." (literally "My friend Elizabeth comes from Colombia")

Note that the "è" verb (3rd person of "essere"="to be") pronounced open, not "é" pronounced closed (which means "and").

Buon lavoro,

Floriana

Floriana (X)
United States
Local time: 11:33
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in pair: 792
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Giuseppina Vecchia: Yes, but the italian for "and" is "e" with no accent.
5 hrs
  -> Yes, you just "pronounce" the accent!
agree  Barbara Andruccioli: sì, sono d'accordo anch'io
6 hrs
agree  Beppe Chironi (Kix)
7 hrs
agree  Louise Norman
19 hrs
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10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
La mia traduzione e':


Explanation:
I miei "friend's", in italino, amici sono Elisabettiani, e vivono in colombia.
Come si denota dalla 's finale non intende una sola persona ma un insieme di Amici.

Spero che ti sia stato di aiuto.
Ciao.

paenelong (X)
Local time: 18:33

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Beppe Chironi (Kix): accetto la provocazione
1 min
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