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intatto

intact; untouched; unharmed

adjective een-TAHT-toh Rare
Descriptions & Qualities Conditions

Origin: Latin intactus, from in- (not) + tangere (to touch)

Usage Note

Intatto means something has not been touched, damaged, or altered — il paesaggio è rimasto intatto (the landscape remained unspoiled). It agrees in gender and number: intatto (m sg), intatta (f sg), intatti (m pl), intatte (f pl). A near synonym is integro (intact, upright), though integro also carries a moral sense of 'upright, honest'.

Examples

"Il vaso è rimasto intatto dopo la caduta."

Natural Translation

The vase remained intact after the fall.

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