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Italian

graduale

/ɡraˈdwa.le/adjectiveB2
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Meaning

gradual

  • happening slowly in small stages
  • not sudden or immediate
  • increasing or changing step by step

In a sentence

Il miglioramento è stato lento ma graduale.

The improvement was slow but gradual.

Preferisci un aumento rapido o graduale?

Do you prefer a rapid or gradual increase?

Il cambiamento non sarà graduale per tutti.

The change will not be gradual for everyone.

Word forms (4)
WordWord forms
gradualemasculine · singular
gradualefeminine · singular
gradualimasculine · plural
gradualifeminine · plural

Usage notes

  • Often with cambiamento, aumento, riduzione, miglioramento.
  • Do not confuse with gratuito.
  • Same singular form for masculine and feminine.

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