automobilistico
automobile-related
adjective ow-toh-moh-bee-LEES-tee-koh Less Common
Also means
car (adj.)
Usage Note
Automobilistico is the adjective for anything to do with cars, as in settore automobilistico ('automotive sector') or incidente automobilistico ('car accident'). The masculine plural keeps the hard sound: automobilistici. The noun is automobile (f.), usually shortened to auto.
Examples
"L'industria automobilistica è in crisi."
Natural Translation
The automobile industry is in crisis.
Literal Translation
The-industry automobile is in crisis.
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