un bel cappello

a nice hat

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a nice hat Bel is a shortened form of bello used before a masculine singular noun beginning with most consonants. Depending on context, it can mean “nice,” “beautiful,” or “good-looking.”

IT: Ho comprato un bel cappello.

EN: I bought a nice hat.

Lei indossava un bel cappello.

She was wearing a nice hat.

Lei indossa un bel cappello.

She is wearing a nice hat.

Ma ha un bel cappello.

But he has a nice hat.

— Il cielo sopra Berlino (1987)

Ci mostrò un bel cappello.

He showed us a nice hat.