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Hanno fatto uno sconto su questa pezza di lana.

Hanno fatto uno sconto su questa pezza di lana.
They gave a discount on this bolt of wool.
From Lesson 437:Rates and distribution (a)·Italian

Questions & Answers about Hanno fatto uno sconto su questa pezza di lana.

Why does it say hanno fatto instead of using the verb for "give"?
In Italian, the standard phrase for giving a discount is fare uno sconto (literally "to make a discount"). Using dare here would sound like a direct, unnatural translation from English.
What is the difference between a pezza and a pezzo?
While pezzo is the general word for "piece" (like a piece of pizza or a puzzle piece), pezza specifically refers to textiles. It can mean a patch, a cloth, or, as in this sentence, an entire "bolt" or roll of fabric.
Since this lesson is about the preposition a, why is it di lana rather than a lana?
Because lana (wool) is the material the fabric is made of, which requires the preposition di (or sometimes in). You would use a to describe the fabric's pattern or features, such as una pezza a righe (a striped bolt of cloth) or a quadri (checkered).
How could we use the rate-marking a to talk about buying this wool?
You use a to state both the price and the unit of measurement. For example, you might buy it a venti euro al metro (at twenty euros per meter). The first a introduces the price, and al (a + il) shows the distributive rate.

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