Italian

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Etymology

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From Italian tra' (imperative of trarre) + ne.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtran.ne/
  • Rhymes: -anne
  • Hyphenation: tràn‧ne
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Preposition

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tranne

  1. except, but, apart from
    Synonyms: eccetto, fuorché, a parte, escluso, oltre
    Conosco tutti tranne te. Chi sei?
    I know everybody except you. Who are you?

Verb

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tranne

  1. compound of tra', the second-person singular (tu) imperative form of trarre, with ne
    Tranne tu le conclusioni.Draw your conclusion by yourself.

References

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  1. ^ Angelo Prati, "Vocabolario Etimologico Italiano", Torino, 1951