deliberato

deliberate, intentional

adjective deh-lee-beh-RAH-toh Rare

Usage Note

Deliberato stresses conscious intent — a atto deliberato is a willful act. It is also the past participle of deliberare (to deliberate/decide), so context determines reading. In legal Italian, in modo deliberato is equivalent to 'with intent'. The feminine form is deliberata; plurals are regular (deliberati, deliberate).

Examples

"È stato un errore deliberato, non un caso."

Natural Translation

It was a deliberate mistake, not an accident.

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