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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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