ben altro

Italian

Etymology

Literally, “well other”.

Determiner

ben altro (feminine ben altra, masculine plural ben altri, feminine plural ben altre)

1. (usually in the plural) other, more important

   Un presidente dovrebbe occuparsi di ben altre questioni.

   A president is supposed to take care of much more important matters.

Pronoun

ben altro (feminine ben altra, masculine plural ben altri, feminine plural ben altre)

1. (masculine, in the singular) other (more important) things

   Ho ben altro da fare che starti ad ascoltare!

   I have much more to do than just listen to you!

2. (usually in the plural) other, more important

   Problemi ce ne sono ben altri.

   Actual problems are others.

Derived terms

• benaltrismo

Anagrams

• Beltrano