ausilio

aid

noun ow-ZEE-lyoh Rare

Origin: From Latin auxilium (help, support).

Also means

assistance

Usage Note

Ausilio is a formal or bureaucratic term for aid or assistive device; in everyday speech Italians more often say aiuto ('help') or supporto ('support'). It commonly appears in phrases like con l'ausilio di ('with the help of') and in references to assistive technology (ausili per disabili).

Examples

"Ha completato il compito con l'ausilio di un dizionario."

Natural Translation

She completed the task with the aid of a dictionary.

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