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1 ♦ polite
♦ polite /pəˈlaɪt/a.1 gentile; cortese; garbato; bene educato; civile; ammodo2 raffinato; elegante; fine● polite letters, le belle lettere □ polite remarks, convenevoli □ the polite society, la buona società; il bel mondopolitely avv. -
2 your ***** poss adj
[jʊə(r)]1) sg il (la)tuo (-a), pl i (le)tuoi (tue), (sg: polite form) il (la)suo (-a), pl i (le)suoi (sue), pl il (la)vostro (-a), pl i (le)vostri (-e), (sg: polite: very formal) il (la)loro, (pl) i (le)loroyour house — la tua (or sua etc) casa
your brother — tuo (or suo etc) fratello
children, give these letters to your parents — ragazzi, date queste lettere ai vostri genitori
your ticket, madam — il suo biglietto, signora
remember to take your umbrella, sir — non dimentichi di prendere l'ombrello
2)(impersonal: one's)
it's bad for your health — danneggia la salute -
3 yours *** poss pron sg
[jʊəz]plil (la)tuo (-a)i (le)tuoi (tue), pl il (la)vostro (-a), pl i (le)vostri (-e), (sg: polite form) il (la)suo (-a), (pl) i (le)suoi (sue), (pl: very formal) il (la)loro, pl i (le)loroyours is red, mine is green — il tuo (or suo etc) è rosso, il mio è verde
this is yours — questo è il tuo (or suo etc)
a friend of yours — un tuo (or suo etc) amico
that bag's not mine, it's yours — questa borsa non è la mia, è la tua
is that car yours, sir? — è sua quella macchina, signore?
yours faithfully/sincerely — (in letters) distinti/cordiali saluti
what's yours? — (fam: drink) tu che prendi?
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