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portuale

/portuˈa.le/adjectiveC1
Extended vocabulary · Vocabulary rank 8,241

Meaning

port, harbour, dock

  • relating to or situated in a harbour or port

In a sentence

La vecchia area portuale è stata trasformata in un quartiere moderno.

The old dock area has been transformed into a modern district.

L'autorità portuale gestisce il transito quotidiano delle merci.

The port authority manages the daily transit of cargo.

Genova è una delle città portuali più importanti del Mediterraneo.

Genoa is one of the most important port cities in the Mediterranean.

Word forms (4)
WordWord forms
portualemasculine · singular
portualefeminine · singular
portualimasculine · plural
portualifeminine · plural

Usage notes

  • Invariable in the singular ('-e'); ends in '-i' in the plural for both masculine and feminine.
  • Also used as a noun meaning 'dockworker' ('il portuale', 'i portuali').

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