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televisione

television

noun teh-leh-vee-ZYOH-neh Less Common

Origin: from Greek 'tele' (far) plus Latin 'visio' (sight)

Usage Note

Televisione is feminine, and like most -ione abstract nouns takes la. In speech it shortens to la TV (pronounced 'tee-VOO'), and you watch something alla televisione ('on television').

Examples

"Guardiamo la televisione la sera."

Natural Translation

We watch television in the evening.

Literal Translation

We-watch the television the evening.

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