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combinato

combined

adjective kom-bee-NAH-toh Rare

Also means

arranged

Usage Note

Combinato is the past participle of combinare used as an adjective. It means 'combined' (sforzo combinato — combined effort) and also 'arranged, set up' (matrimonio combinato — arranged marriage). The colloquial expression che combinato! or guarda come sei combinato! means 'look at the state of you!' — a completely different, idiomatic meaning learners must know.

Examples

"È un attacco combinato di più forze."

Natural Translation

It is a combined attack by multiple forces.

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