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trazione

traction, drive

noun trah-TSYOH-neh Rare

Origin: Latin tractio, from trahere (to pull).

Also means

pull, grip

Usage Note

Trazione appears in automotive contexts (trazione anteriore = front-wheel drive, trazione integrale = four-wheel drive) and in physics or medicine (traction on a limb). The automotive compounds are the most common usage learners will encounter. The plural trazioni is regular.

Examples

"L'auto ha la trazione anteriore."

Natural Translation

The car has front-wheel drive.

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