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How do you say "light switch" in Italian?
l’interruttore della luce
In Italian, "light switch" is l’interruttore della luce.
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Pronunciation
een-ter-oot-TOR-ay del-lah LOO-chay. Stress TOR and LOO. 'Interruttore' has double 'tt' pronounced as single 't', and 'luce' rhymes with English 'loo-chay'.
Grammar notes
Masculine noun: l'interruttore della luce. Interruttore is masculine. Plural gli interruttori della luce.
Example sentence
Accendo la luce con l'interruttore.
I turn on the light with the light switch.
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How to remember l’interruttore della luce
Interruttore comes from 'interrompere' (to interrupt). A light switch interrupts or stops the flow of electricity.
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Questions about l’interruttore della luce
How do you say "light switch" in Italian?
In Italian, "light switch" is l’interruttore della luce. It is a noun.
How is l’interruttore della luce written in Italian?
l’interruttore della luce is written using the standard Italian script.
How is l’interruttore della luce used in a sentence?
Use l’interruttore della luce as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: Accendo la luce con l'interruttore. (I turn on the light with the light switch.).
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"Light switch" in other languages
- Japanese ライトのスイッチ (raitonosuicchi)
- Korean 스위치 (seuwichi)
- Chinese 电灯开关 (diàn dēng kāi guān)
- Spanish el interruptor de la luz
- Spanish (Latin America) el interruptor de luz
- French l'interrupteur
- German der Lichtschalter
- Russian выключатель света (vyključatelʹ sveta)
- Greek ο διακόπτης (o dhiakoptis)
- Arabic مـُفتاح نور (muftaah noor)
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