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pattuglia

patrol

noun paht-TOO-lyah Rare

Origin: From French patrouille (patrol), which entered Italian in the military context.

Also means

squad

Usage Note

Pattuglia is feminine (la pattuglia, pl le pattuglie). It refers to a police or military patrol unit: una pattuglia della polizia (a police patrol). The verb pattugliare (to patrol) is derived from it. In everyday Italian, pattuglia can also describe a small group of people working together on a task.

Examples

"La pattuglia ha fermato l'auto per un controllo."

Natural Translation

The patrol stopped the car for an inspection.

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