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Hi, Cat... I'll tray to be "clear". In latin languages, we have adjectives and nouns that have both genders (male/female). In English, you don't have that complication: when we say "EL gato(male), LA gata (female)", you just say THE CAT for both. This is the case: "chiara/chiaro" as adjective, mean "light" (as opposite to "dark"). But "chiara" is also a noun that means "the white part of the egg" (here we have no male). Finally, in spanish we use "Clara" for the girl name (Claire, in English), "clara/o" as an adjective and "clara" the opposite to "yema:yolk". Regards.

• more on Chiara... - Cat  Feb 27 2006, 12:38:09 PM
  • Re: more on Chiara... - Cat  Mar 2 2006, 2:02:26 PM
    • You're welcome! n/t - Profe Esteban  Mar 3 2006, 4:56:08 AM
  • to clarify - Cat  Feb 28 2006, 12:55:41 PM
    • Re: to clarify - Profe Esteban  Feb 28 2006, 1:47:23 PM
      • Re: to clarify - Lumia  Feb 28 2006, 3:08:11 PM
  • Re: more on Chiara... - Profe Esteban  Feb 27 2006, 2:45:49 PM