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Usages of suonare
Suona il campanello se mi cerchi, forse sono in giardino.
Ring the doorbell if you’re looking for me; I might be in the garden.
Il telefono suona.
The phone rings.
Appena suona la sveglia, tu puoi alzarti e preparare la colazione.
As soon as the alarm goes off, you can get up and make breakfast.
Se il telefono suona durante lo studio, potrebbe distrarre la mia concentrazione.
If the phone rings while studying, it might distract my concentration.
La mia sveglia suona alle sei, ma io vorrei dormire ancora.
My alarm clock rings at six, but I would like to sleep more.
La tua sveglia potrebbe suonare prima, se la imposti meglio.
Your alarm clock could ring earlier if you set it better.
Avevo terminato la pausa pranzo e stavo per uscire quando il telefono ha suonato.
I had finished the lunch break and was about to leave when the phone rang.
Sul comodino ho messo una sveglia silenziosa che vibra invece di suonare.
On the bedside table I placed a silent alarm clock that vibrates instead of ringing.
La campanella della scuola suona alle otto in punto.
The school bell rings at eight o’clock sharp.
Se la sveglia non suonasse, mi sveglierebbe il canto degli uccelli.
If the alarm did not ring, the birdsong would wake me up.
L’allarme suona se apro la finestra di notte.
The alarm rings if I open the window at night.
Suona il citofono, per favore.
Ring the intercom, please.
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