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androide

/anˈdrɔjde/noun · masculineC1
Extended vocabulary · Vocabulary rank 13,416

Meaning

android

  • A robot or artificial being designed to resemble a human.

In a sentence

Nel film di fantascienza gli androidi si ribellano agli umani.

In the science fiction movie, the androids rebel against humans.

L'androide è stato programmato per comprendere le emozioni umane.

The android was programmed to understand human emotions.

Non riuscivano a distinguere l'androide da una persona reale.

They couldn't distinguish the android from a real person.

Word forms (2)
WordWord forms
androidemasculine · singular
androidimasculine · plural

Usage notes

  • Refers to a human-like automaton, especially in science fiction. For mobile operating systems, Italian speakers usually say 'Android' in English.

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