spaziale
spatial
adjective spah-TSYAH-leh Less Common
Origin: from Latin spatium 'space'
Also means
space
Usage Note
Spaziale covers both 'spatial' (relating to space/area) and 'outer-space', as in navicella spaziale ('spacecraft'). In youthful slang it also means 'amazing', so è spaziale! means 'it's awesome!'; the form is invariable in gender, taking only spaziali in the plural.
Examples
"La stazione spaziale orbita la Terra."
Natural Translation
The space station orbits the Earth.
Literal Translation
The station spatial orbits the Earth.
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