dannato

damned, cursed

adjective dan-NAH-toh Rare

Origin: From Latin damnatus, past participle of damnare (to condemn).

Also means

wretched, dreadful

Usage Note

Dannato ranges from its literal theological sense (the damned soul, l'anima dannata) to a mild expletive intensifier in everyday speech: quel dannato computer (that damned computer). As a noun, i dannati means 'the damned.' The feminine form is dannata.

Examples

"Quel dannato treno è in ritardo ancora."

Natural Translation

That damned train is late again.

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