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risalente

dating back, going back (to)

adjective ree-zah-LEN-teh Rare
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Usage Note

Risalente is the present participle of risalire ('to go back up, to date back') used adjectivally, most commonly in the phrase risalente a ('dating back to'). It belongs to a formal, written register and is rarely heard in spoken Italian. A near-synonym in this sense is databile ('datable').

Examples

"Un documento risalente al Medioevo."

Natural Translation

A document dating back to the Middle Ages.

Literal Translation

A document dating-back to-the Middle-Ages.

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