pubblicità

advertising

noun poob-blee-chee-TAH Less Common

Communication Media

Origin: from Latin 'publicus', public

Also means

advertisement

Usage Note

Pubblicità is invariable, so la pubblicità and le pubblicità look the same, with stress on the final accented 'a'. It means both 'advertising' in general and a single 'advert'. Note the double 'bb', a frequent spelling trap.

Examples

"La pubblicità interrompe il film."

Natural Translation

The advertising interrupts the film.

Literal Translation

The advertising interrupts the film.

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