heypolyglot
Italian

polare

/poˈla.re/adjectiveB2
Extended vocabulary · Vocabulary rank 13,091

Meaning

polar, freezing

  • relating to the North or South Pole or polar regions
  • extremely cold, freezing (of weather or temperatures)

In a sentence

L'orso polare vive nelle regioni ghiacciate del nord.

The polar bear lives in the icy regions of the north.

Oggi fa un freddo polare in tutta la città.

Today it is bitterly cold across the whole city.

La spedizione polare è durata più di sei mesi.

The polar expedition lasted more than six months.

Word forms (4)
WordWord forms
polaremasculine · singular
polarefeminine · singular
polarimasculine · plural
polarifeminine · plural

Usage notes

  • As an adjective ending in -e, it has the same form for masculine and feminine singular, with plural in -i.

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