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Italian translation: ciao!


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English term or phrase:hi
Italian translation:ciao!
Entered by: Aïda Garcia Pons
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22:28 Apr 8, 2002
English to Italian translations [Non-PRO]
/ manager,artist
English term or phrase: hi
hi
bobby
ciao!
Explanation:
No context...Do you mean the hi as in hello?
You can also say: come va?


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Note added at 2002-04-08 22:46:23 (GMT)
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Prima volevo dire: there\'s no context. Do you mean the hi as in hello?
Lo so che senza contesto e quasi impossibile da tradurre, pero si può provare, o no?
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Aïda Garcia Pons
United States
Local time: 09:03
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Summary of answers provided
5 +2ciao!
Aïda Garcia Pons
4Salve!
Silvia Currò


  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
ciao!


Explanation:
No context...Do you mean the hi as in hello?
You can also say: come va?


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Note added at 2002-04-08 22:46:23 (GMT)
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Prima volevo dire: there\'s no context. Do you mean the hi as in hello?
Lo so che senza contesto e quasi impossibile da tradurre, pero si può provare, o no?

Aïda Garcia Pons
United States
Local time: 09:03
Native speaker of: Native in CatalanCatalan, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 43
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Carlo Capussotti: Impossibile tradurlo senza contesto
1 min
  -> e il contesto dov'è?
disagree  SwissTell: agree with Carlo
5 mins
  -> idem
neutral  xxxTanuki: Anyway, Hi to you! :-)
7 hrs
agree  dipaolam
13 hrs
agree  Giovanni Guarnieri MITI, MIL: molto probabile che sia "hi" nel senso di ciao.... oppure abbreviazione di "high".
13 hrs
agree  Alessandra Galassi
2 days16 hrs
agree  Nicola (Mr.) Nobili
15 days
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10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Salve!


Explanation:
Questo va bene sia per linguaggio formale che informale!

Silvia Currò
Italy
Local time: 18:03
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in pair: 112

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  luskie: E se invece fosse qualcosa tipo 'hi-lo'?
2 hrs
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