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80 [eighty]

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80 [ottanta]

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She has a dog. Lei ha--- c-n-. L-- h- u- c---- L-i h- u- c-n-. --------------- Lei ha un cane. 0
The dog is big. Il-c----è-g-a-de. I- c--- è g------ I- c-n- è g-a-d-. ----------------- Il cane è grande. 0
She has a big dog. Lei-ha u-----e-gra--e. L-- h- u- c--- g------ L-i h- u- c-n- g-a-d-. ---------------------- Lei ha un cane grande. 0
She has a house. L-- -a-u---ca--. L-- h- u-- c---- L-i h- u-a c-s-. ---------------- Lei ha una casa. 0
The house is small. La ca---- ----o-a. L- c--- è p------- L- c-s- è p-c-o-a- ------------------ La casa è piccola. 0
She has a small house. Lei-ha--na ---- p--c--a. L-- h- u-- c--- p------- L-i h- u-a c-s- p-c-o-a- ------------------------ Lei ha una casa piccola. 0
He is staying in a hotel. Lu--a-it---n--n a-b--go. L-- a---- i- u- a------- L-i a-i-a i- u- a-b-r-o- ------------------------ Lui abita in un albergo. 0
The hotel is cheap. L’--bergo - - b--n-merc-t-. L-------- è a b--- m------- L-a-b-r-o è a b-o- m-r-a-o- --------------------------- L’albergo è a buon mercato. 0
He is staying in a cheap hotel. Lu- -bi-a-i- -n-a-b-rgo-ec----i-o. L-- a---- i- u- a------ e--------- L-i a-i-a i- u- a-b-r-o e-o-o-i-o- ---------------------------------- Lui abita in un albergo economico. 0
He has a car. L-i -a---a-----hina. L-- h- u-- m-------- L-i h- u-a m-c-h-n-. -------------------- Lui ha una macchina. 0
The car is expensive. La-mac-h-na - car-. L- m------- è c---- L- m-c-h-n- è c-r-. ------------------- La macchina è cara. 0
He has an expensive car. Lui-ha u-- macc---a costo--. L-- h- u-- m------- c------- L-i h- u-a m-c-h-n- c-s-o-a- ---------------------------- Lui ha una macchina costosa. 0
He reads a novel. Lu- l-gge -- -oma-zo. L-- l---- u- r------- L-i l-g-e u- r-m-n-o- --------------------- Lui legge un romanzo. 0
The novel is boring. I---o----- --n-----. I- r------ è n------ I- r-m-n-o è n-i-s-. -------------------- Il romanzo è noioso. 0
He is reading a boring novel. Lu---e-g--un r-ma--o-no-o-o. L-- l---- u- r------ n------ L-i l-g-e u- r-m-n-o n-i-s-. ---------------------------- Lui legge un romanzo noioso. 0
She is watching a movie. Le--guarda -----lm. L-- g----- u- f---- L-i g-a-d- u- f-l-. ------------------- Lei guarda un film. 0
The movie is exciting. Il-f------a--inc---e. I- f--- è a---------- I- f-l- è a-v-n-e-t-. --------------------- Il film è avvincente. 0
She is watching an exciting movie. Lei-guard---n--i-- a-vince-te. L-- g----- u- f--- a---------- L-i g-a-d- u- f-l- a-v-n-e-t-. ------------------------------ Lei guarda un film avvincente. 0

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The language of academics

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