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Come potreste rispondere alla frase sotto?
Grazie mille!!
Si può dire:
Prego. - You’re welcome.
Niente. - It’s nothing.
Non c’è di che. - You’re welcome/It’s nothing.
Di nulla. - It’s nothing.
Ma la mia frase preferita?
Figurati. - Don’t mention it.
Another use of “figurati” is to mean “yeah, right.”
Tipo, “Luca viene stasera?” >> “Figurati, lui non viene mai alle feste.”
Is Luca coming tonight? >> Yeah right, he never comes to parties.
Sometimes you’ll hear “figuriamoci” too, but it means “no way.”
Penso che pioverà domani. >> Figuriamoci! Le previsioni del tempo dicono che ci sarà il sole! – I think it's going to rain tomorrow. – No way! The forecast says that it’s going to be sunny!
During the editing process, Irene also pointed out "figuriamoci" can be used to mean "let alone".
E se è estremamente difficile raggiungere l'unanimità con 15 paesi, figuriamoci con 25. - It's really hard to reach consensus among 15 countries, let alone 25.
Buono studio!
Un caro saluto,
Cher
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[Italian Lesson] Don't mention it.