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affidabile

/affiˈda.bi.le/adjectiveB1
Extended vocabulary · Vocabulary rank 6,516

Meaning

reliable, trustworthy

  • able to be trusted
  • working well and consistently
  • dependable in behavior or results

In a sentence

Marco è una persona molto affidabile.

Marco is a very reliable person.

Questo sito è davvero affidabile?

Is this website really reliable?

Il vecchio computer non è più affidabile.

The old computer is no longer reliable.

Word forms (4)
WordWord forms
affidabilemasculine · singular
affidabilefeminine · singular
affidabilimasculine · plural
affidabilifeminine · plural

Usage notes

  • Used for people, information, machines, and services.
  • Near-synonym: sicuro for safe/certain, but affidabile means reliable.
  • Same singular form for masculine and feminine.

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