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modello

model

noun moh-DEHL-loh Less Common
Descriptions & Qualities Quality

Origin: from Italian modello, diminutive of modo

Also means

pattern

Usage Note

Modello covers a model car, a role model, and a printed form to fill out, as in compilare un modello ('fill in a form'). For a fashion model the feminine is una modella; the plural is modelli.

Examples

"Questo è l'ultimo modello."

Natural Translation

This is the latest model.

Literal Translation

This is the-last model.

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