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rispettabile

respectable

adjective rees-pet-TAH-bee-leh Rare

Also means

considerable

Usage Note

Rispettabile is invariable in gender — the same form serves masculine and feminine singular (un uomo rispettabile, una donna rispettabile) — and takes rispettabili in the plural. Beyond 'deserving respect', it is also used to mean 'sizeable': una cifra rispettabile (a considerable sum).

Examples

"Era un uomo rispettabile nella comunità."

Natural Translation

He was a respectable man in the community.

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