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fiscale

tax

adjective fee-SKAH-leh Less Common

Origin: from Latin 'fiscus', state treasury

Also means

fiscal

Usage Note

Fiscale relates to taxes, hence codice fiscale (the Italian tax ID code) and anno fiscale ('tax year'). Figuratively it describes a strict, by-the-book person, as in un capo molto fiscale ('a very rigid boss').

Examples

"Devo pagare le tasse fiscali."

Natural Translation

I have to pay the fiscal taxes.

Literal Translation

I-must pay the taxes fiscal.

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