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sintetico

synthetic

adjective seen-TEH-tee-koh Rare
Descriptions & Qualities Quality

Origin: Greek synthetikos, from syntithenai, to put together

Also means

concise

Usage Note

Sintetico has two distinct senses: 'synthetic' (made of artificial materials — fibra sintetica is synthetic fibre) and 'concise/succinct' (una risposta sintetica is a brief answer). The second sense is a false friend: English 'synthetic' rarely means 'concise'. Forms: sintetico / sintetica / sintetici / sintetiche.

Examples

"Preferisce uno stile sintetico ed essenziale."

Natural Translation

He prefers a concise and essential style.

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