Collocations for "Italian"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "Italian" in context.
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Italian
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.adj
- the Italian [government, parliament]
- Italian [food, music, poetry, pizza, sausage]
- the Italian [language, people, culture]
- has Italian [heritage, blood, ancestry]
- is an Italian [American, immigrant, citizen]
- Italian-American [immigrants, workers, families]
- an Italian [speaker, teacher]
- is an Italian [tradition, custom] (to)
- is Italian in origin
- is of Italian [origin, descent]
- an Italian [city]
- is taking Italian [lessons, classes]
- an Italian [translation, version] (of)
- the Italian word for ["thank you"]
- is Italian for ["thank you", "goodbye"]
- a guide to Italian [cuisine, cooking]
- eat at an Italian restaurant
- the [best rated, most popular] Italian restaurant (in)
- Italians are known for
- is [dating, seeing, married to] an Italian
- Italians living [abroad, in New York]
- in the style of the Italians
- translate Italian into [Spanish]
- speaks (fluent) Italian
- is learning (to speak) Italian
- is taking [classes, lessons] in Italian
- Italian for beginners
- the [book, movie] is in Italian
- makes [pasta, pizza] like the Italians
- the Italians have voted [for, against, not to]
'Italian' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):