mangia
| 19:03 Aug 6, 2000 |
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| na | literally, "eat!" |
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2 hrs
literally, "eat!" Explanation: It's one of the imperataive forms of the verb "mangiare" ("to eat"). The idiomatic meaning is the one you mentioned, i.e., an encouraging "Enjoy your food," "bon appetit," "dig in!" |
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Eat(s) Explanation: For an exact translation I would need the whole sentence. If it is by itslef it is as above "eat!" but if for example it comes with Paolo mangia.... it should be eats, or with a question mark at the end it would be "does he/she eat" or "do you eat" (if formal) |
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