ammortizzatore

shock absorber

noun ahm-mor-teed-ZAH-toh-reh Rare

Also means

buffer

Usage Note

Ammortizzatore is the spring-and-damper unit on a vehicle. In economics, ammortizzatore sociale is a key term for social safety nets such as unemployment benefits — a learner encountering it in the news will almost always find it in that economic sense.

Examples

"Ho cambiato gli ammortizzatori dell'auto."

Natural Translation

I changed the car's shock absorbers.

Literal Translation

I-have changed the shock-absorbers of-the car.

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