B1🔤 Letters T–Z
Italian word
utile
useful; also noun: profit, net gain
Looks like
utile / utility
useful; also: a public utility service (electricity, water)
⚠️ The trap
'Utile' matches 'useful' perfectly, but English 'utilities' (gas, water, electricity bills) = Italian 'utenze'. Also, 'utile' as a noun means 'profit' in business Italian.
To say "useful; also: a public utility service (electricity, water)" in Italian:
utile (useful); servizio pubblico (for utility service)
"utile" in English means:
useful; also noun: profit, net gain
Example
"Questo dizionario è molto utile."
"This dictionary is very useful."
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