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prioritario

priority

adjective pree-oh-ree-TAH-ryoh Rare

Also means

top-priority

Usage Note

Prioritario is a formal adjective meaning 'taking priority' or 'of primary importance' — closer to 'paramount' than simply 'important'. It follows regular -o/-a agreement. In bureaucratic and journalistic Italian, obiettivo prioritario (priority objective) and compito prioritario (primary task) are set collocations.

Examples

"La sicurezza è un obiettivo prioritario."

Natural Translation

Safety is a priority objective.

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