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aderenza

grip; adhesion

noun ah-deh-REN-tsah Rare
Descriptions & Qualities Quality

Also means

adherence (to rules, a party)

Usage Note

Aderenza has a physical sense ('grip, traction' — la aderenza dei pneumatici, 'tyre grip') and a figurative sense ('adherence, loyalty' — aderenza alle regole, 'adherence to the rules'; aderenza politica, 'political affiliation'). In Italian politics, le aderenze (plural) informally means 'connections, contacts' — ha molte aderenze nel partito ('he has many connections in the party').

Examples

"Le gomme hanno poca aderenza sul ghiaccio."

Natural Translation

The tyres have little grip on ice.

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