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avvelenato

poisoned

adjective ahv-veh-leh-NAH-toh Rare

Also means

venomous

Usage Note

Avvelenato is the past participle of avvelenare used as an adjective: un pozzo avvelenato ('a poisoned well'), una freccia avvelenata ('a poisoned arrow'). Figuratively it describes a hostile or bitter atmosphere: un clima avvelenato ('a poisoned atmosphere'). Agrees in gender/number as a regular -ato adjective.

Examples

"Il cibo era avvelenato da qualcuno."

Natural Translation

The food had been poisoned by someone.

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