A2 — Elementarycongiunzione/avverbio
anzi
actually, on the contrary, rather, in fact
Synonyms (≈ similar meaning)
al contrariopiuttostoper di piùmeglio ancorao meglio
Antonyms (≠ opposite meaning)
comunqued'altra partetuttaviaperòugualmente
Usage note
'Anzi' corrects or intensifies the previous statement. 'Anzi!' alone can express indignation. 'Anzi tutto' = first of all. Very colloquial and extremely common.
Example
"Non è difficile, anzi è proprio facile."
"It's not difficult, on the contrary it's quite easy."
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