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58 [fifty-eight]

Parts of the body

Parts of the body

58 [cinquantotto]

Parti del corpo

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I am drawing a man. Io--i-egno un-u---. I_ d______ u_ u____ I- d-s-g-o u- u-m-. ------------------- Io disegno un uomo. 0
First the head. Prima la--esta. P____ l_ t_____ P-i-a l- t-s-a- --------------- Prima la testa. 0
The man is wearing a hat. L’u-m---n--ssa--n--ap--llo. L_____ i______ u_ c________ L-u-m- i-d-s-a u- c-p-e-l-. --------------------------- L’uomo indossa un cappello. 0
One cannot see the hair. No---- ve-o-- i---pe-li. N__ s_ v_____ i c_______ N-n s- v-d-n- i c-p-l-i- ------------------------ Non si vedono i capelli. 0
One cannot see the ears either. N-n ---ve-on-----n--e----or-c--i-. N__ s_ v_____ n______ l_ o________ N-n s- v-d-n- n-a-c-e l- o-e-c-i-. ---------------------------------- Non si vedono neanche le orecchie. 0
One cannot see his back either. Non----v----ne---h- -a ---i-n-. N__ s_ v___ n______ l_ s_______ N-n s- v-d- n-a-c-e l- s-h-e-a- ------------------------------- Non si vede neanche la schiena. 0
I am drawing the eyes and the mouth. I--d-se-n- --i oc-hi e -a--occ-. I_ d______ g__ o____ e l_ b_____ I- d-s-g-o g-i o-c-i e l- b-c-a- -------------------------------- Io disegno gli occhi e la bocca. 0
The man is dancing and laughing. L-uom- -all--- ---e. L_____ b____ e r____ L-u-m- b-l-a e r-d-. -------------------- L’uomo balla e ride. 0
The man has a long nose. L’u--o-ha-il-na-- l-n--. L_____ h_ i_ n___ l_____ L-u-m- h- i- n-s- l-n-o- ------------------------ L’uomo ha il naso lungo. 0
He is carrying a cane in his hands. L------in---n--u- --st-n-. L__ h_ i_ m___ u_ b_______ L-i h- i- m-n- u- b-s-o-e- -------------------------- Lui ha in mano un bastone. 0
He is also wearing a scarf around his neck. Lu- -n-------n-he --a ---a--- intorn- -l---ll-. L__ i______ a____ u__ s______ i______ a_ c_____ L-i i-d-s-a a-c-e u-a s-i-r-a i-t-r-o a- c-l-o- ----------------------------------------------- Lui indossa anche una sciarpa intorno al collo. 0
It is winter and it is cold. È --ve--o---f---r-d--. È i______ e f_ f______ È i-v-r-o e f- f-e-d-. ---------------------- È inverno e fa freddo. 0
The arms are athletic. Le--ra-----s-n- ro-us-e. L_ b______ s___ r_______ L- b-a-c-a s-n- r-b-s-e- ------------------------ Le braccia sono robuste. 0
The legs are also athletic. A-c-e le -am-e s--o---b--t-. A____ l_ g____ s___ r_______ A-c-e l- g-m-e s-n- r-b-s-e- ---------------------------- Anche le gambe sono robuste. 0
The man is made of snow. L’u-mo-- fa-t--di neve. L_____ è f____ d_ n____ L-u-m- è f-t-o d- n-v-. ----------------------- L’uomo è fatto di neve. 0
He is neither wearing pants nor a coat. No- -n-o--- né-pa--al--i-n------ot-o-/ s-p-a-it-. N__ i______ n_ p________ n_ c_______ / s_________ N-n i-d-s-a n- p-n-a-o-i n- c-p-o-t- / s-p-a-i-o- ------------------------------------------------- Non indossa né pantaloni né cappotto / soprabito. 0
But the man is not freezing. Ma-l’---o no- h--fr-dd-. M_ l_____ n__ h_ f______ M- l-u-m- n-n h- f-e-d-. ------------------------ Ma l’uomo non ha freddo. 0
He is a snowman. È-u---upa-z- -- n-v-. È u_ p______ d_ n____ È u- p-p-z-o d- n-v-. --------------------- È un pupazzo di neve. 0

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