Italian preposition "con" (with)
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The preposition con (with) has a lot of uses in Italian but mostly the same translation.
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When con expresses literal or figurative company, it translates as with.
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Stasera vado al cinema con Alberto | Tonight I will go to the cinema with Alberto |
Vuoi venire con me? | Do you want to come with me? |
When con introduces means of transports, it usually translates as by. In this case, it is followed by the article.
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Federico può venire a casa tua con la bici, con il bus o con la macchina | Federico can come to your place by bike , by bus or by car |
Giovanna andrà a Parigi con il treno o con l'aereo | Giovanna will go to Paris by train or by plane |
When con introduces the instrument which you use to do something, it translates as with.
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L'ho tagliato con un coltello | I cut it with a knife |
I cinesi non mangiano con le posate | Chinese people don't eat with cutlery |
When con expresses a characteristic, it usually translates as with. In some cases, it doesn't translate and it is not included in the sentence.
The noun and/or the adjective indicating the purpose precede the noun they refer to.
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Era un uomo con la barba lunga | He was a man with a long beard (He was a long-bearded man) |
Voglio una casa con un bagno grande | I would like an house with a big bathroom |
When con expresses a way to do something, it usually translates as with. In most cases, the expression con + noun can be replaced by an adverb.
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Con amore | With love (lovely) |
Con indifferenza | With indifference (indifferently) |
When con introduces a comparison, it translates as with.
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Non voglio confrontare la loro situazione con la nostra | I don't want to compare their situation with ours |
Ho paragonato il tuo computer con il mio | I compared your computer with mine |
In the following table you can find a list of typical Italian expressions that are introduced by the preposition "con" (mainly with nouns).
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prendere due piccioni con una fava | to kill two birds with one stone |
con entusiasmo | enthusiastically |
con esitazione | hesitantly |
con gioia | happily, joyfully |
con il senno di poi | with (the benefit of) hindsight |
essere con l'acqua alla gola | to be in dire straits |
starsene con le mani in mano | to sit around |
con rabbia | angrily |
con sicurezza | self-assuredly |
con tutto il cuore | wholeheartedly |
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