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How do you say "smoke detector" in Italian?
il rilevatore di fumo
In Italian, "smoke detector" is il rilevatore di fumo.
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Pronunciation
ree-lay-vah-TOR-ay dee FOO-moh. Stress TAH and FOO. The 'rileva' part is smooth, and 'fumo' rhymes with 'foo-mo'.
Grammar notes
Masculine noun: il rilevatore di fumo. Rilevatore is masculine (agent noun from 'rilevare'). Plural i rilevatori di fumo.
Example sentence
Il rilevatore di fumo è importante.
The smoke detector is important.
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How to remember il rilevatore di fumo
Rilevatore = rilevare (to detect) plus the agent suffix 'tore'. A smoke detector is a device that detects smoke.
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Questions about il rilevatore di fumo
How do you say "smoke detector" in Italian?
In Italian, "smoke detector" is il rilevatore di fumo. It is a noun.
Is il rilevatore di fumo masculine or feminine?
Masculine noun: il rilevatore di fumo. Rilevatore is masculine (agent noun from 'rilevare'). Plural i rilevatori di fumo.
How is il rilevatore di fumo used in a sentence?
Use il rilevatore di fumo as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: Il rilevatore di fumo è importante. (The smoke detector is important.).
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"Smoke detector" in other languages
- Japanese 煙探知機 (kemuritanchiki)
- Korean 연기 감지기 (yeongi gamjigi)
- Chinese 烟雾探测器 (yān wù tàn cè qì)
- Spanish el detector de humo
- Spanish (Latin America) el detector de humo
- French le détecteur de fumée
- German der Rauchmelder
- Russian детектор дыма (detektor dyma)
- Greek ο ανιχνευτής καπνού (o anihneftis kapnu)
- Arabic جهاز كشف دخان (gihaez kashaf dukhkhaen)
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