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How to Say ‘Franco will just smell it!’ in Italian

Franco si limiterà ad annusarlo!

FRAHN-koh see lee-mee-teh-RAH ahd ahn-noo-ZAR-loh

[FRAHN-koh see lee-mee-teh-RAH ahd ahn-noo-ZAR-loh]

💬 Usage Tip: a becomes ad before a word starting with a, making it easier to say: ad annusarlo. Same with ed for "and": ed io.

Phrase Breakdown

Franco si limiterà

FRAHN-koh see lee-mee-teh-RAH

Franco will limit himself

The future tense of 'limitarsi'. Stress the final 'à': lee-mee-teh-RAH.

Example

Si limiterà a guardare.

He'll just watch.

Words in this phrase

Franco

[FRAHN-koh]

Franco (name)

A common Italian male first name.

Example

Franco è in giardino.

Franco is in the garden.

[see]

reflexive

Referring back to the subject.

Example

Mai ci si arrende.

One never gives up on themselves.

limiterà

[lee-mee-teh-RAH]

will limit (himself)

Future of 'limitarsi'; with 'a' it means 'will just do'.

Example

Si limiterà a guardare.

He'll just watch.

ad annusarlo!

ahd ahn-noo-ZAR-loh

to just smelling it!

'Ad' is 'a' before a vowel. 'Annusare' means to sniff. Double the 'nn': ahn-noo-ZAR-loh.

Example

Il cane vuole annusarlo.

The dog wants to sniff it.

Words in this phrase

[ahd]

Form of 'a' used before a vowel.

Example

Vado ad aprire.

I'll go to open it.

annusarlo

[ahn-noo-ZAR-loh]

to smell it

Annusare (sniff) plus 'lo' (it).

Example

Il cane vuole annusarlo.

The dog wants to sniff it.

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