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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