proposito
See also: propósito
Italian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin prōpositum (“plan, intention”, literally “that which is proposed”), neuter form of prōpositum, perfect passive participle of prōpōnō.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
proposito m (plural propositi)
- purpose, intention, plan, design
- fermo proposito ― firm resolution
- di proposito ― on purpose, intentionally
- aim, object, purpose, purport
- il mio proposito, nello scrivere questo saggio, era di... ― my aim, in writing this essay, was to...
- subject, point
- a proposito di ― on the subject of; a propos; in regard
- a proposito ― in that regard; by the way
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Further reading edit
- proposito in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Latin edit
Participle edit
prōpositō
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Etymology 1 edit
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proposito
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
proposito m (plural propositos)