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Usages of l'attimo
Siccome sto scrivendo un messaggio, ti chiedo di attendere un attimo prima di parlarmi.
Since I am writing a message, I ask you to wait a moment before talking to me.
Ogni attimo è prezioso.
Every moment is precious.
Ho chiesto all’autista di fermarsi un attimo, perché avevo dimenticato un oggetto alla fermata.
I asked the driver to stop for a moment, because I had forgotten an item at the stop.
Ci vuole un attimo per riscaldare il latte, ma ci vogliono cinque minuti per farlo bollire.
It takes a moment to warm the milk, but it takes five minutes to bring it to a boil.
La scala mobile si ferma un attimo, ma poi riparte lentamente.
The escalator stops for a moment, then starts again slowly.
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