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Italian

download

/ˈdawn.lod/noun · masculineB1
Extended vocabulary · Vocabulary rank 27,073

Meaning

download

  • The act or process of transferring data from the internet to a device
  • A downloaded digital file

In a sentence

Il download del file richiede solo pochi secondi.

The download of the file takes only a few seconds.

Perché il download si è interrotto improvvisamente?

Why did the download stop suddenly?

Non posso aprire l'applicazione fino al termine del download.

I cannot open the app until the download is complete.

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

Usage notes

  • Invariable loanword: takes masculine agreements ('il download', 'i download').
  • The Italian equivalent 'scaricamento' exists but is far less common.

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