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raffinato

refined, sophisticated

adjective rahf-fee-NAH-toh Less Common

Also means

refined (of oil, sugar)

Usage Note

Raffinato describes elegant taste, manners, or style (una persona raffinata = a refined person) and also the industrial process of refining (zucchero raffinato = refined sugar, petrolio raffinato = refined petroleum). It inflects regularly: raffinata (f), raffinati/raffinate (pl). The verb is raffinare and the noun raffinatezza (refinement, sophistication).

Examples

"Ha un gusto molto raffinato."

Natural Translation

She has very refined taste.

Literal Translation

She-has a taste very refined.

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