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industria

industry

noun een-DOO-stryah Less Common

Origin: from Latin industria

Usage Note

Industria refers both to a single factory or firm and to an economic sector, as in l'industria automobilistica. It is feminine, plural industrie. Beware the false friend: the older sense 'diligence, hard work' survives only in literary con industria.

Examples

"Lavora nell'industria tessile."

Natural Translation

He works in the textile industry.

Literal Translation

He-works in-the industry textile.

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