specificare

specify

verb speh-chee-fee-KAH-reh Less Common

Origin: from Latin specificare

Usage Note

Specificare means to specify or state precisely, as in specificare i dettagli ('specify the details'). Because it ends in -care, it inserts an h before i or e endings to keep the hard 'c': specifichi, specificherò. The first c before i is soft ('ch').

Examples

"Devi specificare l'indirizzo esatto."

Natural Translation

You must specify the exact address.

Literal Translation

You-must to-specify the-address exact.

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