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Coloro che guardano troppa televisione sono più influenzabili che consapevoli.
Meaning
Those who watch too much television are more easily influenced than aware.
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Breakdown of Coloro che guardano troppa televisione sono più influenzabili che consapevoli.
essere
to be
troppo
too, too much, too many
guardare
to look at / to watch
la televisione
the television
Questions & Answers about Coloro che guardano troppa televisione sono più influenzabili che consapevoli.
Why use coloro che instead of quelli che for "those who"?
Both mean "those who," but coloro che is more formal and elevated. You will often see it in writing, journalism, or formal speeches, whereas quelli che is the standard, everyday way to express this in spoken Italian. Also, coloro is invariable for gender, whereas quelli becomes quelle if referring exclusively to women.
Why is "than" translated as che here instead of di in più influenzabili che consapevoli?
When you are comparing two adjectives or qualities that describe the exact same subject, Italian uses più... che.... You generally use più... di... when you are comparing two different subjects (for example, if Marco is more easily influenced than Luca).
Why does the sentence use troppa instead of the standard troppo?
How is the word influenzabili formed?