vigile

traffic officer

noun adjective VEE-jee-leh Less Common

Origin: from Latin vigil 'awake, watchful'

Also means

watchful

Usage Note

Vigile most often means a municipal/traffic policeman; i vigili del fuoco are the firefighters. As an adjective it means 'watchful, alert'. Stress falls on the first syllable, VEE-jee-leh, and the plural is vigili.

Examples

"Il vigile dirige il traffico."

Natural Translation

The traffic officer directs the traffic.

Literal Translation

The officer directs the traffic.

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