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convertibile

convertible; adaptable

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Also means

convertible (car)

Usage Note

Convertibile as an adjective means capable of being converted: valuta convertibile (convertible currency), obbligazione convertibile (convertible bond). As a noun it refers to a convertible car (una convertibile, feminine). The word does not change for gender in its adjective form: un titolo convertibile, un'azione convertibile. The prefix con- + vertere (to turn) gives the same root as English 'convertible'.

Examples

"Hanno emesso obbligazioni convertibili per raccogliere capitali."

Natural Translation

They issued convertible bonds to raise capital.

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