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sommerso

submerged

adjective sohm-MEHR-soh Rare

Also means

overwhelmed

Usage Note

Sommerso is the past participle of sommergere used as an adjective, meaning literally underwater (città sommersa) or figuratively buried under work or debt (sommerso di lavoro). It agrees in gender and number: sommersa, sommersi, sommerse. The phrase economia sommersa refers to the 'black economy' or 'shadow economy'.

Examples

"Il villaggio è rimasto sommerso dall'acqua."

Natural Translation

The village remained submerged under water.

Literal Translation

The village is remained submerged by-the-water.

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