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"Chiara" as "(egg) white" in the dictionary is very unhelpful.
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They tell you about another use which is very common. "La Chiara dell'uovo".
"La misura è poco chiara" --> "The measurement is a little clear" from what I know of Italian so far.
How does Chiara translate to Unclear?
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Poco means very little so if it's 'very little clear' then it's unclear, I think?
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I wrote "the measurement is very little clear" and got it wrong, is that really an error? xD
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it's difficult to translate an Italian sentence that has no literal English translation, when duolingo usually accepts only literal translations.
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True, although I've noticed more non strictly literal translations (is there a word for non literal?) accepted, recently.
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yes, although "la misura non è molto chiara" would be better in this context. from most unclear to clearest: - la misura non è per niente chiara / la misura non è assolutamente chiara - la misura non è chiara - la misura non è molto chiara / la misura non è cosi chiara / la misura è poco chiara - la misura è abbastanza chiara - la misura è chiara - la misura è molto chiara - la misura è chiarissima / la misura è estremamente chiara
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The measurement is a bit clear would be the literal translation, no? Meaning not very.
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I think that would be "la misura é un po' chiara", wouldn't it?
Elsewhere in Duolingo I've seen comments that "poco" has fallen into the "awkward" category in contemporary spoken Italian (whereas "po' " is acceptable). Is this true? Also, what is the difference between using "poco" and "pochino" -- is "po' " an alternative for either one?
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Oh, I thought there were differences between "po'" and "poco", so they're the same?
