privilegiato

privileged, favoured

adjective pree-vee-leh-JAH-toh Rare

Usage Note

Privilegiato describes a person or position enjoying special advantages — una posizione privilegiata ('a privileged position'). It can be used approvingly ('fortunate') or critically ('unfairly advantaged'). As a past participle of privilegiare, it also functions predicatively: sei stato privilegiato = 'you were favoured.' Feminine form: privilegiata.

Examples

"Viviamo in una zona privilegiata della città."

Natural Translation

We live in a privileged area of the city.

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