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commerciale

commercial

adjective kohm-mehr-CHAH-leh Less Common

Origin: from Latin commercium, 'trade'

Also means

business

Usage Note

Commerciale ends in -e, taking one form per gender and commerciali in the plural. It appears in centro commerciale ('shopping mall') and direttore commerciale ('sales manager'); used of a film it can mean 'sellout, mainstream'.

Examples

"Lavora in una zona commerciale."

Natural Translation

He works in a commercial area.

Literal Translation

He-works in a zone commercial.

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