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Italian

clacson

/ˈklak.son/noun · masculineB1
Extended vocabulary · Vocabulary rank 21,330

Meaning

car horn, horn

  • a sound-signalling device on a motor vehicle; a car horn

In a sentence

L'autista ha suonato il clacson per avvisare i pedoni distratti.

The driver honked the horn to warn the distracted pedestrians.

È vietato usare il clacson nei pressi degli ospedali cittadini.

It is forbidden to use the horn near city hospitals.

Ho sentito un colpo di clacson e mi sono fermato immediatamente.

I heard a horn honk and stopped immediately.

Word forms (3)
WordWord forms
clacsonmasculine · singular
clacsonmasculine · plural
clacsonmasculine · plural

Usage notes

  • A loanword, invariable in the plural ('i clacson').
  • The standard collocation for honking is 'suonare il clacson'.

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