B1💻 Technology
Italian word
banda larga
broadband (high-speed internet connection)
Looks like
broad band / large band
broadband = high-speed internet (not 'large band' or 'broad strip')
⚠️ The trap
'Banda larga' = broadband. 'Larga' means wide/broad, not large. Learners may translate this as 'large band' (incorrect) or confuse 'larga' with English 'large'. The correct translation is 'broadband'. 'Banda stretta' = narrowband.
To say "broadband = high-speed internet (not 'large band' or 'broad strip')" in Italian:
banda larga
"banda larga" in English means:
broadband (high-speed internet connection)
Example
"Finalmente abbiamo la banda larga in campagna."
"We finally have broadband in the countryside."
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