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utilità

usefulness

noun oo-tee-lee-TAH Less Common

Origin: from Latin utilitas

Also means

utility

Usage Note

Utilità ends in a stressed , so like all such nouns it never changes in the plural: le utilità. It commonly appears in di pubblica utilità ('of public benefit') and in computing as a synonym for a small tool program.

Examples

"Non vedo l'utilità di questo."

Natural Translation

I don't see the usefulness of this.

Literal Translation

Not I-see the-usefulness of this.

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