How the word "zittire" is translated into English
Il professore ha zittito la classe con uno sguardo.
[il profesˈsore ˈa tsitˈtito la ˈklasse ˈkon ˈuno ˈzɡwardo.]
The teacher silenced the class with a look.
Non mi piace quando mi zittisci davanti agli altri.
[ˈnon mi ˈpjatʃe ˈkwando mi tsitˈtiʃʃi daˈvanti ˈaʎʎi ˈaltri.]
I don't like it when you shut me up in front of others.
Ha cercato di zittire tutti, ma nessuno lo ascoltava.
[ˈa ttʃerˈkato di tsitˈtire ˈtutti, ma nnesˈsuno ˈlo askolˈtava.]
He tried to silence everyone, but nobody was listening to him.
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