Baretti: A dictionary of the English and Italian languages
Mestiér-e, Mestiér-o, s. m. disp. Mestiér-áccio,
1. trade, handicraft, profession, business; 2. want, need, occasion.Ho — di quattrini, I want money. Mi fa — di partire, I must go. Far —, far il —,to practise a profession, art, or trade.
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