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pubblico

public

adjective noun POOB-blee-koh Common
People & Society Community

Also means

audience

Usage Note

Pubblico functions as both adjective ('public') and noun ('the audience / the public'). Note the double b — a common spelling error. As a noun it is masculine: il pubblico applaude ('the audience applauds'). The adjective follows the noun in formal registers: un ente pubblico ('a public body').

Examples

"Il pubblico ha applaudito forte."

Natural Translation

The audience applauded loudly.

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