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Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin addictus and adapted to native detto.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /adˈdet.to/
- Rhymes: -etto
- Hyphenation: ad‧dét‧to
Adjective
addetto (feminine addetta, masculine plural addetti, feminine plural addette)
- (with a) (of a person) assigned (to) or in charge (of) (a task, office, etc.)
- Synonyms: incaricato, assegnato, preposto, posto, destinato
- operario addetto alla caldaia ― worker in charge of the boiler
- (with a) intended (for)
- Synonyms: destinato, adibito
- vagone addetto al trasporto delle merci ― wagon intended for the transport of goods
Noun
addetto m (plural addetti)
- (typically with a) person assigned (to) or in charge (of) (a task, office, etc.)
- Synonyms: incaricato, delegato
- addetto culturale ― culture worker
- l'addetto alla manutenzione ― the maintenance worker
- (by extension) employee
- Synonym: impiegato
- è vietato l'ingresso ai non addetti ― entry to non-employees is prohibited
- attaché
Derived terms
Further reading
- addetto in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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