No. 771 in Italian
brano
A "brano" is a piece, excerpt, or passage (e.g., of music, text, or film).
In a sentence
Ho ascoltato un brano musicale molto famoso.
I listened to a very famous musical piece.
Here, 'brano' refers to a piece or segment of music, commonly used to indicate a song or a part of a musical composition.
Abbiamo letto un brano del libro durante la lezione.
We read an excerpt from the book during the lesson.
In this context, 'brano' is used to mean an excerpt or a portion of written text.
Un brano del muro era crollato dopo il temporale.
A section of the wall had collapsed after the storm.
Here, 'brano' indicates a broken piece or segment of a larger structure, used metaphorically for a part of a wall.
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