How the word "lo scherzo" is translated into English
Gli amici mi hanno fatto uno scherzo terribile.
[ʎi aˈmitʃi mi ˈanno ˈfatto ˈuno ˈskertso terˈribile.]
My friends played a terrible prank on me.
Non arrabbiarti, era solo uno scherzo!
[ˈnon arrabˈbjarti, ˈɛra ˈsolo ˈuno ˈskertso!]
Don't get angry, it was only a joke!
La notte di Halloween i bambini fanno scherzi.
[la ˈnɔtte di alloveen i bamˈbini ˈfanno ˈskertsi.]
On Halloween night, children play tricks.
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