il legno

wood

→ il

phrase Uncommon #20,855

wood The definite article il means “the.”

IT: Questo è il legno che useremo.

EN: This is the wood we will use.

Oak wood from ships floats, though not very well.

The wood is all wet this year.

— 8½ (1963)

Wood is flammable.

Wood should fear your hand, not the other way around.

— Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair (2011)

It's very large, wooden, with huge beds.

— Il conformista (1971)

The wood is cut.

But made of wood?

— Pinocchio (2019)

Wood floats.

It's the wood that's rotten.

— Vite vendute (1953)

I'm going to get the wood.

— Roma (2018)

Okay, I'll teach you how to make a bowl out of birch wood.

— Il ritorno (2003)

We're taking too many risks, the wood is rotten and rotten!

— Vite vendute (1953)

Turn the wood over on its face, you idiots!

— La passione di Cristo (2004)

The wood is solid.

Well, you'll see how much fun it is to work with wood and metal.

— I 400 colpi (1959)