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intermittente

intermittent, flickering

adjective een-ter-meet-TEN-teh Rare

Origin: From Latin intermittens, present participle of intermittere, to interrupt.

Usage Note

Intermittente has the same form for masculine and feminine: un dolore intermittente / una luce intermittente. Plural: intermittenti. In Italian labour law, lavoro intermittente refers to a casual or on-call employment contract, a very common usage.

Examples

"Il segnale è intermittente in questa zona."

Natural Translation

The signal is intermittent in this area.

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