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Italian

documentario

/dokumenˈta.rjo/noun · masculineB1
Extended vocabulary · Vocabulary rank 7,734

Meaning

documentary

  • non-fiction film or TV program
  • factual program about real events, nature, history, or society

In a sentence

Ieri ho visto un documentario sugli animali.

Yesterday I watched a documentary about animals.

Ti piacciono i documentari storici?

Do you like historical documentaries?

Non guardo mai documentari la sera.

I never watch documentaries in the evening.

Word forms (2)
WordWord forms
documentariomasculine · singular
documentarimasculine · plural

Usage notes

  • Usually masculine: il documentario.
  • Often used with vedere, guardare, fare.
  • Not the same as documento, which means document.
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