buona sera
Americaninterjection
Example Sentences
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"Vi do la buona sera, sceriffo" she says to the sheriff.
From Time Magazine Archive
This was said bitterly, and in English; when uttered, the supposed Italian was wished a "buona sera" and the gig proceeded.
From The Wing-and-Wing Le Feu-Follet by Cooper, James Fenimore
The bravos formed a line along the cellar to the door, and, as the importer passed on his way out, each removed his hat and wished him a buona sera.
From Courts and Criminals by Train, Arthur Cheney
We go from one world to another when we turn back to Italy and hear the country lads singing, "La buona sera, O stella mattutina!"
From Essays in the Study of Folk-Songs (1886) by Martinengo-Cesaresco, Countess Evelyn
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