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notificare

notify

verb noh-tee-fee-KAH-reh Less Common

Origin: from Latin 'notus' (known) + 'facere' (to make)

Also means

serve (legal notice)

Usage Note

Notificare is a formal, often legal or administrative verb for officially serving a notice or summons; in casual speech Italians prefer avvisare or far sapere. It governs a thing notified plus a person with a, as in notificare la sentenza all'imputato.

Examples

"Devono notificare la decisione domani."

Natural Translation

They must notify the decision tomorrow.

Literal Translation

They-must notify the decision tomorrow.

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