heypolyglot
Italian

satellitare

/sa.tel.liˈta.re/adjectiveB2
Extended vocabulary · Vocabulary rank 12,603

Meaning

satellite

  • relating to or transmitted by an artificial satellite
  • acting as a satellite town or dependency

In a sentence

Il navigatore satellitare mi ha portato sulla strada sbagliata.

The satnav took me down the wrong road.

Hanno installato una nuova antenna per la ricezione satellitare.

They installed a new aerial for satellite reception.

Non c'è copertura satellitare in questa galleria.

There is no satellite coverage in this tunnel.

Word forms (4)
WordWord forms
satellitaremasculine · singular
satellitarefeminine · singular
satellitarimasculine · plural
satellitarifeminine · plural

Usage notes

  • Invariable for gender: ends in -e in singular, -i in plural.
  • Very frequently paired with navigatore or TV.
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