heypolyglot
Italian

verticale

/ver.tiˈka.le/adjectiveB2
Extended vocabulary · Vocabulary rank 10,761

Meaning

vertical, upright

  • perpendicular to the horizon; upright

In a sentence

Traccia una linea verticale lungo il margine del foglio.

Draw a vertical line along the margin of the sheet.

La parete della montagna è quasi del tutto verticale.

The mountain wall is almost completely vertical.

Preferisci una disposizione orizzontale o verticale delle immagini?

Do you prefer a horizontal or vertical layout for the images?

Word forms (4)
WordWord forms
verticalemasculine · singular
verticalefeminine · singular
verticalimasculine · plural
verticalifeminine · plural

Usage notes

  • Invariable for gender: 'muro verticale', 'linea verticale'. Plural is 'verticali'.
  • As a feminine noun ('la verticale'), it means 'handstand'.

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