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carla1604Sunday 06th of March 2005 08:01:34 AM
italian word game #3 - [b]Doublets[/b] ([b]Metagrammi[/b] in italian) is the name of the popular word puzzle invented by Lewis Carroll, also known as Word Ladders, Stepwords, Word Chains etc.

How to play: choose two words formed by the same number of letters, then transform one word into another by changing a single letter in each step, so that each link in the chain is a valid word.
For example, to change [b]SOLE[/b] into [b]LUNA[/b] with 4 links:
[b]SOLE[/b] (the sun, il sole, masculine)
[b]SALE[/b] (the salt, il sale, masculine)
[b]SALA[/b] (the hall, la sala, feminine)
[b]LANA[/b] (the wool, la lana, feminine)
[b]LUNA[/b] (the moon, la luna, feminine)
The one who finds a a solution will have to give another couple of words.

The first words are: [b]MALE – BENE[/b]

;)
Carla
GoranBcnSunday 06th of March 2005 10:03:17 AM
- MALE
MARE
BARE
BERE
BENE

It this correct?

Prossime parole:

SALE ==> PEPE
jeffphillyMonday 07th of March 2005 06:53:19 AM
- sale (salt)
sane (fem plural healthy)
pane (bread)
pene (hmmm...let's not say)
pepe

carla1604Monday 07th of March 2005 07:05:33 AM
ok Jeff, good - Now please give us another couple of words...

Carla ;)
GoranBcnMonday 07th of March 2005 07:06:08 AM
- You should write next 2 words... ;)
jeffphillyMonday 07th of March 2005 07:13:24 AM
- ok..try this:

sera --> mela
Stefano S.Tuesday 08th of March 2005 07:23:02 AM
- SERA
SE[b]T[/b]A
[b]M[/b]ETA
ME[b]L[/b]A

next words: [b][i]lume[/i][/b] ===> [b][i]cavo[/i][/b]
laimuckaTuesday 08th of March 2005 11:02:19 PM
- LUME
LAVE
LAVO
CAVO

è corretto?

the next words:
NERO --> VADO
Dam_skippyTuesday 08th of March 2005 11:52:39 PM
- Nero
Vero - (true)
Vedo - (I see)
Vado

new words:
dare(to give)- fato(fate)
einharWednesday 09th of March 2005 12:35:18 AM
- Dare
Fare - to make
Faro - beacon
Fato

Lira --> Mare
laimuckaWednesday 09th of March 2005 08:17:00 PM
- LIRA
LIRE - pl. lira
LARE - home
MARE

GARA --> COLA

carla1604Wednesday 09th of March 2005 08:33:00 PM
LARE - "LARE" = a tutelary god or spirit associated with Vesta and the Penates as a guardian of the household by the ancient Romans
laimuckaWednesday 09th of March 2005 08:48:07 PM
- Grazie, Carla.

Ho trovato prima spiegazione (I have found the first explanation) in www.garzantilinguistica.it:
(letter.) (famiglia) lares (pl.); home: tornare ai patri lari, to return home.
einharThursday 10th of March 2005 01:06:44 AM
- GARA
CARA - beloved
CALA - cove, bay
COLA

DITO --> LIDO finger --> beach
carla1604Saturday 12th of March 2005 08:36:28 AM
- DITO (finger)
RITO (rite, custom)
RIDO (I laugh)
LIDO (beach)

Next words:

GATTO (cat) - PESCE (fish)
Dam_skippySunday 13th of March 2005 03:20:40 AM
- GATTO
GETTO
GESTO
PESTO
PESCO
PESCE

nuove parole:
sporco (dirty)- nitida (clean)
and I haven't checked to see if it's possible yet
Dam_skippySunday 13th of March 2005 03:40:11 AM
- nope...don't think it's possible
Dam_skippySunday 13th of March 2005 03:46:58 AM
- ok...sorry about that........
New words:

BORSA - CESTO:)
carla1604Monday 21st of March 2005 07:46:50 AM
- BORSA (feminine, = bag)
CORSA (feminine, = run, race)
CORTA (feminine, = short)
COSTA (feminine, = coast, shore)
COSTO (masculine, = cost)
CESTO (masculine, = basket)

next words:
MONTE - PIANO
:)

 
 

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