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accensione

ignition

noun at-chen-SYOH-neh Rare

Also means

switching on

Usage Note

Accensione comes from accendere (to light, to switch on) and covers both the ignition of a vehicle (chiave dell'accensione, ignition key) and the act of turning on any device. Do not confuse with accenno (hint, mention). The plural le accensioni is regular.

Examples

"Il problema è nell'accensione del motore."

Natural Translation

The problem is in the engine ignition.

Literal Translation

The problem is in-the-ignition of-the engine.

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