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allergico

allergic

adjective ahl-LER-jee-koh Rare

Usage Note

Allergico agrees in gender and number: allergica, allergici, allergiche. It is followed by the preposition a: sono allergico al gatto — 'I am allergic to cats'. Colloquially Italians also use it figuratively: sono allergico alle riunioni ('I can't stand meetings').

Examples

"Sono allergico alle arachidi."

Natural Translation

I am allergic to peanuts.

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