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caserma

barracks

noun kah-ZEHR-mah Less Common

Also means

station

Usage Note

Caserma is a military barracks, but also where the carabinieri are based, so andare in caserma can mean going to the police station. Unlike English 'barracks', it is singular here, with plural caserme. It is feminine.

Examples

"I soldati tornano alla caserma."

Natural Translation

The soldiers return to the barracks.

Literal Translation

The soldiers return to-the barracks.

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