heypolyglot
Italian

surreale

/sur.reˈa.le/adjectiveB2
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Meaning

surreal

  • bizarre, dreamlike, or unreal in an unsettling or strange way
  • relating to surrealism in art or literature

In a sentence

Il silenzio nella piazza deserta creava un'atmosfera del tutto surreale.

The silence in the deserted square created an entirely surreal atmosphere.

Non trovi che questa situazione sia completamente surreale?

Don't you find this situation completely surreal?

La scena non era comica, ma piuttosto surreale.

The scene wasn't comical, but rather surreal.

Word forms (4)
WordWord forms
surrealemasculine · singular
surrealefeminine · singular
surrealimasculine · plural
surrealifeminine · plural

Usage notes

  • Ends in -e in the singular for both genders; plural is 'surreali' for both masculine and feminine.

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