No. 500 in Italian
lato
Side.
In a sentence
Il lato della piazza è ornato da fiori colorati.
The side of the square is decorated with colorful flowers.
In this sentence, 'lato' is used to mean 'side,' describing one boundary or part of a square.
Da un lato, vorrei accettare l'offerta, ma dall'altro ho dei dubbi.
On one hand, I would like to accept the offer, but on the other, I have doubts.
Here, 'lato' means 'hand' or 'side' in a figurative sense to represent opposing viewpoints.
Abbiamo esplorato ogni lato del problema.
We explored every aspect of the problem.
In this sentence, 'lato' metaphorically represents 'aspect' or 'part,' referring to different facets of an issue.
Hear it in real podcasts
The recording above is a synthetic voice. Hear how people say “lato” in actual Italian podcasts.
Find “lato” in podcastsLearn it from shows you like
LangTurbo plays Italian podcasts with a transcript and the English under every line. Tap a word like this one and it tells you what it means right there. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Learning English?
LangTurbo plays real English podcasts with every line translated into italiano, and tells you what any word means in that sentence. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Italian books and courses on Amazon (an affiliate link: a purchase through it supports this site).