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indicatore

indicator; gauge

noun een-dee-kah-TOH-reh Less Common
Travel & Places Transportation

Origin: Latin indicator, from indicare (to point out)

Also means

turn signal (on a vehicle)

Usage Note

Indicatore means an indicator in the broad sense: indicatori economici (economic indicators), indicatore di carburante (fuel gauge). In everyday driving Italian, indicatore (or freccia) is the turn signal / blinker on a car — metti l'indicatore (put on your indicator). The plural indicatori is regular. The feminine form indicatrice exists but is rare.

Examples

"Gli indicatori economici mostrano una ripresa."

Natural Translation

The economic indicators show a recovery.

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