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In the mountains it snows sometimes between May and September. But not where most people live (i.e. the coast).
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Mettere ‧ [8. To don, put on, draw up ] [ 1. To put, place, lay, set ] ‧ en.wiktionary.org/wiki/mettere ‧
Portare ‧ To bring, fetch, take, carry, wear, bear, lug, port ‧ en.wiktionary.org/wiki/portare ‧
Indossare ‧ To put on, don or wear ( Formal transitive) ‧ en.wiktionary.org/wiki/indossare ‧
Indossare from in (in) + dosso < dorsum ‧ back ‧ [ to cover the back ( dorsal ) side ] ‧ en.wiktionary.org/wiki/dorsal ‧
dosso is the same as dorso [back] ‧ books.google.com/books?isbn=1466837055 ‧
‧ dorsum ‧ (anatomy) back, part of the body between the neck and buttocks ‧ en.wiktionary.org/wiki/dorsum ‧
Mi sdraio sul dorso ‧ I lie down on my back ‧
Mettere qualcosa sul dorso ‧ To put something on the back ( backside anatomically / dorsal area )
I thought "to wear" was "portare". Would "A febbraio porto i guanti" be correct as well? Or perhaps that would mean "I carry gloves"?
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Well, i think that "mettere" means "to put" and "portare" means "to wear". In this sentence, the person is saying "I 'put' the gloves in February", which means exactly the same thing if you come to this about it
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To wear can be portare, indossare, or mettere in some cases. I put "i put on gloves" which is basically the same thing and it accepted it, too
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't this translate to, "In February I put the gloves"?
This sentence may be translated two ways to English: "In February I wear glove." "I wear gloves in February."
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I got a kick out of the answer, "I live in the store." How you might have gotten that out of "A febbraio metto i guanti" is anyones guess...
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If it's summer at your place, no one will sell you gloves, and they'll kick you out for even asking
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Another task was "A maggio!" - till tomorrow Why isn't it, if so, "until February I wear gloves"? This makes sense for some..
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Mi metto/mi infilo/indosso i guanti. Mettersi/infilarsi = put on; indossare =wear.
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Why is there no "io metto" But just metto. I was thinking I could say "io metto i guanti a febbraio". Isn't that correct?
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Yes "io metto" would be just as correct, the subject pronoun is optional (so you don't need to use it) although it's quite often used to add emphasis .. Duo has simply opted not to use it here.
