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rilevare

detect

verb ree-leh-VAH-reh Less Common
Body & Health Senses

Origin: from Latin 'relevare'

Also means

point out

Usage Note

Rilevare means to detect or measure something, as a sensor does, but also to take over a business (rilevare un'azienda) or to note a fact in formal speech. The related noun rilevamento means 'survey' or 'detection'.

Examples

"Il sensore rileva il movimento."

Natural Translation

The sensor detects movement.

Literal Translation

The sensor detects the movement.

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