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trasmettere

transmit

verb trahz-MEHT-teh-reh Less Common

Origin: from Latin 'transmittere', send across

Also means

broadcast

Usage Note

Trasmettere covers broadcasting on TV or radio and passing things along, like trasmettere un valore or a disease. It shares the irregular -ettere pattern of mettere, giving the past participle trasmesso.

Examples

"La radio trasmette buona musica."

Natural Translation

The radio broadcasts good music.

Literal Translation

The radio broadcasts good music.

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