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effettivo

actual

adjective ehf-feht-TEE-voh Less Common

Also means

effective

Usage Note

Effettivo means 'actual' or 'real', and is a partial false friend: it leans toward 'real, in effect' rather than English 'effective' (which is usually efficace). The adverb effettivamente means 'in fact, actually'.

Examples

"Il costo effettivo è più alto."

Natural Translation

The actual cost is higher.

Literal Translation

The cost actual is more high.

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