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Italian

latente

/laˈtɛn.te/adjectiveC2
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Meaning

latent, dormant

  • existing but hidden, dormant, or not yet manifest

In a sentence

Tra i colleghi covava un'ostilità latente che nessuno osava esprimere apertamente.

A latent hostility was brewing between the colleagues that nobody dared express openly.

Il virus può rimanere in uno stato latente per anni prima di manifestarsi.

The virus can remain in a latent state for years before manifesting.

Queste tensioni non sono sparite, sono semplicemente rimaste latenti.

These tensions have not vanished; they have simply remained latent.

Word forms (4)
WordWord forms
latentemasculine · singular
latentefeminine · singular
latentimasculine · plural
latentifeminine · plural

Usage notes

  • Two-form adjective: '-e' for singular (masculine/feminine) and '-i' for plural.

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