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etichettare

to label

verb eh-tee-ket-TAH-reh Rare

Also means

to tag

Usage Note

Etichettare takes avere as auxiliary. Literally it means to put a label on something, but figuratively it is widely used to mean categorizing or stereotyping a person: etichettarlo come ribelle (to label him a rebel). The noun is etichetta (label; also 'etiquette').

Examples

"Non mi piace etichettare le persone."

Natural Translation

I don't like to label people.

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