capelli biondi
Blonde hair in Italian is capelli biondi.
The phrase is used to describe hair that is pale yellow or golden in color.
Which one should you use?
While capelli biondi is the general term for blonde hair, capelli biondo cenere is used specifically to describe ash blonde hair.
How does it change in a sentence?
The adjective biondi must agree in gender and number with the masculine plural noun capelli.
Did you know?
- The word capelli is always plural when referring to the hair on a head, but in the singular capello refers to a single individual strand of hair.
- In Italian, the term biondo can occasionally be used to describe a type of pale beer, similar to how English speakers use 'blonde ale'.
- While biondi describes the color, the opposite of a blonde person in Italian is often expressed as moro, which implies a darker complexion and hair rather than just 'brunette'.
Examples in context
- Ha i capelli biondi.She has blonde hair.Tatoeba #375785 by Pharamp, translation #4506312 by CH
- Ho i capelli biondi.I have blonde hair.Tatoeba #6572400 by Guybrush88, translation #5211624 by tabular
- Emily ha i capelli biondi.Emily has blonde hair.Tatoeba #2223939 by Guybrush88, translation #2854079 by CN
- Mia sorella ha dei bellissimi capelli biondo platino.My sister has beautiful platinum blonde hair.
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Example conversation
Chiara and Alessandro are looking at an old photo of a celebrity.
- ChiaraGuarda, ha dei bellissimi capelli biondi in questa foto.Look, she has beautiful blonde hair in this photo.
- AlessandroSì, quel colore le sta molto bene.Yes, that color suits her very well.
- ChiaraIo vorrei avere i capelli biondi come lei.I would like to have blonde hair like hers.
- AlessandroAnche a te starebbero molto bene.They would look great on you too.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
