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French
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Latin vigil.
Noun
vigile m (plural vigiles)
- guard, security guard
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Latin vigilia. Doublet of veille.
Noun
vigile f (plural vigiles)
- (archaic) vigil (eve of a religious festival)
Etymology 3
Verb
vigile
- inflection of vigiler:
- first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- second-person singular imperative
Further reading
Italian
Etymology
From Latin vigil.
Pronunciation
Adjective
vigile (plural vigili)
- vigilant, watchful, alert
Noun
vigile m (plural vigili, feminine vigilessa)
- (local) policeman, traffic cop, traffic warden
- Synonyms: agente della polizia municipale, (slang) ghisa, guardia municipale, metropolitano, vigile urbano
Derived terms
Further reading
- vigile in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
Latin
Noun
vigile
- ablative singular of vigil
Spanish
Verb
vigile
- inflection of vigilar:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative