rinnovabile

renewable

adjective reen-noh-VAH-bee-leh Rare

Usage Note

Rinnovabile is most commonly encountered in the phrase energie rinnovabili (renewable energies — solar, wind, etc.), which is central to Italian environmental and policy discourse. It also applies to contracts and permits: un contratto rinnovabile (a renewable contract). Like all adjectives in -e, it is invariable for gender.

Examples

"Le energie rinnovabili sono il futuro."

Natural Translation

Renewable energies are the future.

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