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spaziale

spatial

adjective spah-TSYAH-leh Less Common

Origin: from Latin spatium 'space'

Also means

space

Usage Note

Spaziale covers both 'spatial' (relating to space/area) and 'outer-space', as in navicella spaziale ('spacecraft'). In youthful slang it also means 'amazing', so è spaziale! means 'it's awesome!'; the form is invariable in gender, taking only spaziali in the plural.

Examples

"La stazione spaziale orbita la Terra."

Natural Translation

The space station orbits the Earth.

Literal Translation

The station spatial orbits the Earth.

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