vettura
carriage; car; vehicle
noun vet-TOO-rah Less Common
Origin: Latin vectura (conveyance), from vehere (to carry)
Also means
railway carriage
Usage Note
Vettura is a somewhat formal or literary word for a car or vehicle — in everyday speech Italians prefer macchina or auto. In the context of trains, vettura specifically means a railway carriage or coach (vettura letto — sleeping car). You will also see it on formal invitations: in vettura! (all aboard!). The plural vetture is regular.
Examples
"La vettura numero tre è riservata ai disabili."
Natural Translation
Carriage number three is reserved for people with disabilities.
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