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inquinato

polluted

adjective een-kwee-NAH-toh Rare

Also means

contaminated

Usage Note

Inquinato is the past participle of inquinare used attributively. It agrees in gender and number: l'aria inquinata (f), i fiumi inquinati (m pl). Do not confuse it with inquieto ('restless') — the similarity trips up learners. The noun is inquinamento ('pollution').

Examples

"Il fiume è gravemente inquinato."

Natural Translation

The river is severely polluted.

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