Usage examples of "posto" in Italian with translation to English

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Un posto qualunque con un letto andrà bene. Anywhere with a bed will do.
Finora è tutto a posto. It is all right so far.
Gli ho posto una domanda I asked him a question.
Questo posto è cambiato completamente. This area has changed completely.
Lei è la puttana del posto. She's the local slut.
Andrà alla riunione al posto mio. He will go to the meeting instead of me.
C'è posto per un'altra persona? Is there space for one more person?
L'albergo ha posto per cento persone. The hotel has accommodation for one hundred.
C'è posto per una persona in più? Is there space for one more person?
Ho imparato il francese al posto del tedesco. I learned French instead of German.
Tom non ha nessun altro posto in cui andare. Tom has nowhere else to go.
Tom non ha alcun altro posto in cui andare. Tom has nowhere else to go.
Non può pagare qualcuno per dormire al posto suo. You can't pay someone to sleep for you.
Non puoi pagare qualcuno per dormire al posto tuo. You can't pay someone to sleep for you.
Non potete pagare qualcuno per dormire al posto vostro. You can't pay someone to sleep for you.
Alcune aziende, alla reception, hanno le guardie al posto dei segretari. Some companies have guards at the front desk instead of receptionists.
Hanno inviato agenti per provocare agitazioni tra la gente del posto. They sent agents to agitate the local people.
Attenzione: al posto dei caratteri non supportati viene visualizzato il carattere "_". Warning: unsupported characters are displayed using the '_' character.
Molti lavoratori stanno rischiando il posto di lavoro nel reparto di montaggio. Many workers are facing the ax in the assembly department.
Il problema era il posto in cui era stata messa la tenda. The problem was where to set up the tent.
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