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B1 — Intermediate Time & Life

Fare le ore piccole

To stay up until the early hours

Literal Translation

"To make the small hours"

What it means

Used when someone stays up very late at night, past midnight.

Example in context

"Abbiamo fatto le ore piccole a festeggiare il suo compleanno."

"We stayed up until the early hours celebrating his birthday."

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