How do you say "hard drive" in Italian?

Disco rigido

Phrase Noun

In Italian, "hard drive" is Disco rigido.

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Pronunciation

Disco rigido is DEE-skoh REE-jee-doh, stress on disco and the first syllable of rigido, meaning rigid or hard.

Grammar notes

Disco rigido is a phrase used the same way as its English equivalent.

Example sentence

hard drive

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How to remember Disco rigido

Disco means disk, and rigido you already know as rigid, so a hard drive is literally a rigid disk.

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Questions about Disco rigido

How do you pronounce Disco rigido?

Disco rigido is DEE-skoh REE-jee-doh, stress on disco and the first syllable of rigido, meaning rigid or hard.

Is Disco rigido formal or casual?

Disco rigido is a neutral, everyday word that works in both casual and polite speech.

How is Disco rigido used in Italian?

Disco rigido is used the same way as the equivalent English phrase. For example: (hard drive).

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