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abbandonato

abandoned

adjective ahb-bahn-doh-NAH-toh Rare

Also means

neglected

Usage Note

Abbandonato describes places, objects, or people that have been left behind or forsaken. It carries an emotional weight when applied to people (un bambino abbandonato = an abandoned child) and a more neutral sense for buildings (un edificio abbandonato). As a past participle of abbandonare it can also function predicatively in compound tenses.

Examples

"Il vecchio edificio è completamente abbandonato."

Natural Translation

The old building is completely abandoned.

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