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Italian

spartitraffico

/spartitrafˈfi.ko/noun · masculineB2
Extended vocabulary · Vocabulary rank 54,000

Meaning

traffic island

  • raised or marked area separating traffic lanes
  • central divider in a road

In a sentence

C'è uno spartitraffico davanti alla stazione.

There is a traffic island in front of the station.

Hai visto lo spartitraffico nuovo?

Did you see the new traffic island?

Non parcheggiare vicino allo spartitraffico.

Don't park near the traffic island.

Word forms (3)
WordWord forms
spartitrafficomasculine · singular
spartitrafficomasculine · plural
spartitrafficomasculine · plural

Usage notes

  • Masculine: lo spartitraffico.
  • Often refers to the central divider of a road.
  • Plural commonly invariable: gli spartitraffico.
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