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How to Say ‘To cut through the centre’ in Italian

Tagliare per il centro

tahl-YAH-reh pehr eel CHEN-troh

[tahl-YAH-reh pehr eel CHEN-troh]

Phrase Breakdown

Tagliare

[tahl-YAH-reh]

to cut

Here 'tagliare per' means to take a shortcut through.

Example

Possiamo tagliare per il parco.

We can cut through the park.

per il centro

pehr eel CHEN-troh

through the city centre

'Per' means 'through' here. 'Centro' starts with a 'ch' sound: CHEN-tro.

Example

Passiamo per il centro.

Let's go through the centre.

Words in this phrase

per

[pehr]

through

Indicates passing through a place.

Example

Passiamo per la piazza.

We go through the square.

[eel]

the

Masculine singular definite article used before a masculine singular noun.

Example

Nella frase Il tempo personale, Il introduce il concetto di tempo privato.

In the phrase 'Il tempo personale,' 'Il' introduces the concept of private time.

centro

[CHEN-troh]

center / downtown

Often refers to the city center or downtown area.

Example

Voglio andare in centro. Il centro è molto bello di sera.

I want to go downtown. The center is very beautiful in the evening.

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