elicottero
helicopter
The Italian word for helicopter is 'elicottero', pronounced el-ee-cot-tero. It is used in the same context as in English; for air travel and transportation. An example sentence is 'L'elicottero sta atterrando sulla pista', which means 'The helicopter is landing on the runway'.
Example sentences using: elicottero
L'elicottero atterra lentamente nell'area designata.
The helicopter lands slowly in the designated area.
This sentence describes an event where a helicopter is landing. The word 'atterra' means 'lands' and 'l'area designata' means 'designated area', suggesting a planned landing in a particular spot.
Luigi controlla attentamente l'elicottero prima del volo.
Luigi carefully checks the helicopter before the flight.
In this sentence, Luigi is shown performing a task. 'Controlla attentamente' implies Luigi is taking care to check over everything in the helicopter before taking off for a flight.
Laura sogna di diventare un pilota di elicottero.
Laura dreams of becoming a helicopter pilot.
This sentence talks about Laura's aspirations. 'Sogna di' means she is dreaming of or aspiring to, and 'diventare un pilota di elicottero' means become a helicopter pilot, indicating her career goal.