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contattare

to contact

verb kon-taht-TAH-reh Rare

Usage Note

Contattare is fully naturalised in modern Italian and takes avere as auxiliary: ho contattato il medico (I contacted the doctor). Older style guides preferred prendere contatto con, but contattare is now standard in business and everyday Italian.

Examples

"Ti contatterò domani per i dettagli."

Natural Translation

I will contact you tomorrow for the details.

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