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www is the Italian abbreviation for the English phrase World Wide Web.
This abbreviation refers to the World Wide Web. While www is used in web addresses, there are different ways to refer to the web in Italian depending on the context. In informal situations, Italians frequently use the term Internet to refer to the web and the word web is also commonly used in informal contexts.
Meaning: World Wide Web (abbreviation) (name)
Did you know?
- Because w is not a native letter of the Italian alphabet, it is often called doppia v because it looks like two 'v's joined together.
- If an Italian is searching for a website, they might say 'andare su' (to go up on) instead of 'visitare' (to visit), such as 'vado su quel sito'.
- The Italian word rete, used to describe the 'web', is the same word used for a 'fishing net'.
Examples in context
- Il nostro sito Web http://www.example.com ti dirà tutto quello che devi sapere.Our Web site, http://www.example.com will tell you all you need to know.This sentence shows the use of www within a web address.Tatoeba #2840897 by Guybrush88, translation #249593 by JeroenHoek
- Dal momento che la maggior parte dei parlanti di Esperanto hanno imparato la lingua attraverso lo studio individuale, in generale su Internet, siti web come www.lernu.net in particolare, sono stati di grande beneficio per la lingua.Since most speakers of Esperanto have learned the language through self study, the Internet in general, and websites such as www.lernu.net in particular, have been a great boon to the language.This sentence provides an example of www being used in the context of an internet-based learning resource.Tatoeba #2820400 by hitori37, translation #577081 by Dejo
- La World Wide Web è una risorsa essenziale per la ricerca accademicaThe World Wide Web is an essential resource for academic research
- La rete offre una vasta gamma di informazioni utiliThe web offers a wide range of useful information
- Ho visto delle immagini fantastiche sul webI saw some fantastic images on the web
- La rete è piena di informazioni utili.The web is full of useful information.
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Example conversation
Giulia is helping Matteo find a website.
- GiuliaQual è l'indirizzo del sito?What is the website address?
- MatteoInizia con www e poi scrivi google.it.Start with www and then write google.it.
- GiuliaHo scritto www, ora entro nella pagina.I wrote www, now I am entering the page.
- MatteoPerfetto, Matteo l'ha trovato subito!Perfect, Matteo found it immediately!
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
