industria
industry
noun een-DOO-stryah Less Common
Origin: from Latin industria
Usage Note
Industria refers both to a single factory or firm and to an economic sector, as in l'industria automobilistica. It is feminine, plural industrie. Beware the false friend: the older sense 'diligence, hard work' survives only in literary con industria.
Examples
"Lavora nell'industria tessile."
Natural Translation
He works in the textile industry.
Literal Translation
He-works in-the industry textile.
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