finestra
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of finestra
< Italian: window < Latin fenestra
Example Sentences
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"Sing here," he whispered in the boy's ear; "see, the window—Deh vieni alla finestra."
From The Happy End by Hergesheimer, Joseph
Wider e guardando fuori della finestra vedo la casa dove lei abito quando lei fu in Venezia.
From The Letters of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Volume 01 by Nohl, Ludwig
He played the preliminary notes of the accompaniment of Deh vieni alla finestra.
From When Ghost Meets Ghost by De Morgan, William Frend
An Italian proverb says, ‘Quando Dio onnipotente � tristo, prende una finestra nella Toledo.’
From The Greville Memoirs A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV and King William IV, Vol. I by Reeve, Henry
He was seated awake by the fireside, sorrowing for his young bride's loss: Andonne alla finestra e aprilla un poco: Chi è là?
From Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature Part 1 (of 2) by Symonds, John Addington
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