heypolyglot
Italian

navale

/naˈva.le/adjectiveC1
Extended vocabulary · Vocabulary rank 6,303

Meaning

naval, nautical

  • Relating to ships, maritime navigation, or a navy

In a sentence

Mio nonno ha lavorato per anni in un cantiere navale.

My grandfather worked for years in a shipyard.

La flotta navale protegge le rotte commerciali internazionali.

The naval fleet protects international trade routes.

Quali sono le principali aziende del settore navale in Italia?

Which are the main shipbuilding companies in Italy?

Word forms (4)
WordWord forms
navalemasculine · singular
navalefeminine · singular
navalimasculine · plural
navalifeminine · plural

Usage notes

  • An adjective ending in -e: identical masculine and feminine singular, ending in -i in the plural.

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