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mittente

sender

noun meet-TEN-teh Less Common

Origin: from Latin mittens 'sending'

Usage Note

Mittente is the sender of a letter or parcel, the opposite of destinatario ('addressee'). It is invariable in gender (a man or woman can be il/la mittente); a returned letter is stamped respinto al mittente ('return to sender').

Examples

"Il mittente ha dimenticato l'indirizzo."

Natural Translation

The sender forgot the address.

Literal Translation

The sender has forgotten the-address.

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