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How do you say "shipping container" in Italian?
il container
In Italian, "shipping container" is il container.
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Pronunciation
Say KOHN-tay-nair, borrowing the English word with Italian pronunciation, stressing the first syllable.
Grammar notes
Il container is masculine. Plural: i container. This is a loanword from English, used in Italian without significant change.
Example sentence
Il container è carico di merci.
The shipping container is full of goods.
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How to remember il container
Container is the same word in both languages - it is a direct loanword used in modern Italian.
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Questions about il container
How do you say "shipping container" in Italian?
In Italian, "shipping container" is il container. It is a noun.
Is il container masculine or feminine?
Il container is masculine. Plural: i container. This is a loanword from English, used in Italian without significant change.
How is il container used in a sentence?
Use il container as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: Il container è carico di merci. (The shipping container is full of goods.).
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"Shipping container" in other languages
- Japanese 海コン (kaikon)
- Korean 선적 컨테이너 (seonjeok keonteineo)
- Chinese 集装箱 (jí zhuāng xiāng)
- Spanish el contenedor
- Spanish (Latin America) el contenedor de transporte
- French le conteneur
- German der Container
- Russian контейнер для перевозки (kontejner dlja perevozki)
- Greek το κοντέινερ μεταφορών (to konteiner metaforon)
- Arabic حاوية شحن (haawiya shahan)
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