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meccanismo

mechanism

noun mehk-kah-NEE-zmoh Less Common

Origin: from Greek 'mēkhanē', machine

Also means

workings

Usage Note

Meccanismo is a mechanism, both literal machinery and abstract processes like un meccanismo di difesa ('a defence mechanism'). The plural is meccanismi. Note the double c and double n in spelling, a common pitfall.

Examples

"Il meccanismo dell'orologio è rotto."

Natural Translation

The watch's mechanism is broken.

Literal Translation

The mechanism of-the watch is broken.

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