di buon mattino
Italian
editEtymology
editLiterally, “of good morning”. Compare French de bon matin.
Adverb
edit- Synonym of di buon'ora
- 2013, chapter 3, in F. Scott Fitzgerald, translated by Ferruccio Russo, Il Grande Gatsby [The Great Gatsby], Edizioni Scientifiche e Artistiche, page 73:
- Un autista in livrea azzurra, come le uova di un pettirosso, aveva attraversato il mio prato, quel sabato, di buon mattino, con un biglietto sorprendentemente formale, da parte dell'uomo per cui lavorava....
- A chauffeur in a uniform of robin's egg blue crossed my lawn early that Saturday morning with a surprisingly formal note from his employer....
- (literally, “A chauffeur in an azure livery, like the eggs of a robin, had crossed my yard, that Saturday, early in the day, with a surprisingly formal ticket, on behalf of the man for whom he worked....”)