No. 196 in Italian
davanti
"In front" or "ahead."
In a sentence
Siamo seduti davanti al camino.
We are sitting in front of the fireplace.
Here, 'davanti' is used to indicate the location in front of a specific object, in this case, the fireplace.
Davanti a noi c'era un bellissimo tramonto.
In front of us, there was a beautiful sunset.
In this sentence, 'davanti' specifies the spatial relationship referring to what is in the forward-facing direction of the speaker and companions.
Metti il tavolo davanti alla finestra.
Place the table in front of the window.
The use of 'davanti' here establishes a spatial instruction indicating positioning relative to another object, the window.
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