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impiegato

clerk

noun im-pee-eh-GAH-toh Less Common
People & Society Professions

Origin: from impiegare 'to employ'

Also means

office worker

Usage Note

Impiegato is a white-collar office worker or clerk, contrasted with the manual operaio. The feminine is impiegata; it is also the past participle of impiegare ('to employ, to use up' time).

Examples

"L'impiegato compila i moduli."

Natural Translation

The clerk fills out the forms.

Literal Translation

The-clerk fills-out the forms.

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