decorato

decorated

adjective deh-koh-RAH-toh Rare

Also means

awarded (a medal or honour)

Usage Note

Decorato is the past participle of decorare used as an adjective. It describes objects adorned with ornamentation (una sala decorata, a decorated hall) as well as people honoured with a medal or award (un soldato decorato al valore). The seed lists it as a verb with infinitive 'decorato', which is incorrect — the infinitive is decorare; this entry treats it as an adjective.

Examples

"Le pareti del palazzo erano riccamente decorate."

Natural Translation

The walls of the palace were richly decorated.

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