Meaning
magazine
- review; military review; revue
In a sentence
Ho comprato una rivista di cucina stamattina.
I bought a cooking magazine this morning.
Hai letto la rivista che era sul tavolo?
Did you read the magazine that was on the table?
Leggo una rivista di sport in treno.
I read a sports magazine on the train.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| rivista | feminine · singular |
| riviste | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- For a publication, rivista is the normal word; giornale usually means newspaper, though it can sometimes mean any periodical.
- Use article + genre often: una rivista di moda, una rivista scientifica. English speakers often overuse per for these labels.
- The military/show sense is formal or specialized. In everyday speech, most people understand rivista first as a magazine.