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dispositivo

device

noun dee-spoh-ZEE-tee-voh Rare

Usage Note

Dispositivo is the standard word for a technological device or gadget (dispositivo mobile — mobile device). It also has a legal sense: the dispositivo of a court ruling is its operative section (the actual decision, as opposed to the reasoning). Context determines which meaning applies.

Examples

"Il dispositivo non si connette alla rete."

Natural Translation

The device won't connect to the network.

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