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intelligente

intelligent

adjective een-tel-lee-JEHN-teh Less Common

Origin: from Latin intelligens

Also means

smart

Usage Note

Intelligente ends in -e, so it has just one form for masculine and feminine, only changing to intelligenti in the plural. Modern Italian also uses it for devices, as in telefono intelligente, mirroring English 'smart'.

Examples

"È una ragazza molto intelligente."

Natural Translation

She is a very intelligent girl.

Literal Translation

She-is a girl very intelligent.

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