trazione
traction, drive
noun trah-TSYOH-neh Rare
Origin: Latin tractio, from trahere (to pull).
Also means
pull, grip
Usage Note
Trazione appears in automotive contexts (trazione anteriore = front-wheel drive, trazione integrale = four-wheel drive) and in physics or medicine (traction on a limb). The automotive compounds are the most common usage learners will encounter. The plural trazioni is regular.
Examples
"L'auto ha la trazione anteriore."
Natural Translation
The car has front-wheel drive.
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