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metallico

metallic

adjective meh-TAHL-lee-koh Rare

Usage Note

Metallico describes both literal metal-like quality (a suono metallico, metallic sound) and color (grigio metallico, metallic grey). It agrees with its noun: feminine metallica, plural metallici/metalliche.

Examples

"La vernice ha un colore metallico."

Natural Translation

The paint has a metallic color.

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