"Cosa vuoi dire?"
Translation:What do you mean?
May 4, 2013
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webMan1
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Can this also mean "what do you want to say", or would you require a "a" or "di", etc. before "dire"?
c.s.k
881
I found several places that said it is regional. Here is one https://dante-learning.com/eng/che-cosa-or-che-cosa-the-italian-way-to-say-what-podcast/
MintySciurus
1683
The translation is correct, it's a variation on the meaning of volere that occurs when it is combined with dire.
https://www.thoughtco.com/conjugate-the-verb-volere-in-italian-4052436#:~:text=to%20get%20here.-,Volere%20Dire,%22to%20mean%20to%20say.%22