B2🌿 Nature & Weather
Essere una cometa
To be rare and spectacular / to appear once in a generation
Literal Translation
"To be a comet"
What it means
To be rare and spectacular / to appear once in a generation
Example in context
"Un talento come il suo è una cometa — capita una volta ogni cent'anni."
"A talent like his is a comet — it comes along once every hundred years."
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