

Devo trapanare il muro per appendere lo specchio.
[ˈdɛvo trapaˈnare il ˈmuro ˈper apˈpɛndere ˈlo ˈspɛkkjo.]
I have to drill the wall to hang the mirror.
Non trapanate lì: dietro ci sono i tubi!
[ˈnon trapaˈnate li: ˈdjɛtro tʃi ˈsono i ˈtubi!]
Don't drill there: there are pipes behind it!
Ho trapanato la parete, ma la vite non tiene.
[ˈɔ trapaˈnato la paˈrete, ma lla ˈvite ˈnon ˈtjɛne.]
I drilled the wall, but the screw won't hold.
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