heypolyglot
Italian

nasale

/naˈsa.le/adjectiveC1
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Meaning

nasal

  • relating to the nose
  • (phonetics) pronounced with the air escaping through the nose

In a sentence

Il medico gli ha consigliato uno spray nasale per decongestionare le vie aeree.

The doctor recommended a nasal spray to decongest his airways.

Ha una deviazione del setto nasale che le causa problemi di respirazione.

She has a deviated nasal septum that causes breathing problems for her.

La voce del cantante assumeva un timbro stranamente nasale.

The singer's voice took on a strangely nasal tone.

Word forms (4)
WordWord forms
nasalemasculine · singular
nasalefeminine · singular
nasalimasculine · plural
nasalifeminine · plural

Usage notes

  • In medical and linguistic contexts, follows normal two-ending adjective agreement (-e in singular, -i in plural).
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