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cosa voglia dire

what it means

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phrase Rare #41,647
what it means Used to ask or refer to the meaning of a word, phrase, sign, or situation. Voglia is the subjunctive form of volere; in everyday speech, cosa vuol dire is also very common.
IT: Non capisco cosa voglia dire questa frase.
EN: I don't understand what this sentence means.

Mi chiedo cosa voglia dire questo cartello.

I wonder what this sign means.

Non so che cosa voglia dire quella parola.

I don't know what that word means.

Sei sposata ed ancora non sai cosa voglia dire un marito?

You are married, and you still don't know what a husband means?

— देवदास (2002)

Lui non sa cosa voglia dire essere povero.

He doesn’t know what it means to be poor.