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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