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obitorio

English translation of obitorio

mortuary

The Italian word 'obitorio' corresponds to the English word 'mortuary'. It is a place where dead bodies are kept before burial or cremation. The word is often used in a formal context, such as in legal or medical documents, or when discussing funeral arrangements.


Example sentences using: obitorio

Il dottore lavora all'obitorio.

English translation of Il dottore lavora all'obitorio.

The doctor works at the morgue.

This phrase is a simple declaration of someone's workplace. In this example, it’s signifying a doctor (Il dottore) who works at a morgue (obitorio). The preposition 'all’' is a contraction of the preposition 'a', which means 'at', and the definite article 'l’' used before a masculine singular noun that starts with a vowel.

Sono andato all'obitorio per identificare un corpo.

English translation of Sono andato all'obitorio per identificare un corpo.

I went to the morgue to identify a body.

It explains an action performed in the past, by the speaker, of going (Sono andato) to the morgue (all'obitorio) for a specific purpose, which in this example, is to identify a body (per identificare un corpo). The past tense is used in this example with the verb andare (to go).

L'obitorio è un luogo silenzioso.

English translation of L'obitorio è un luogo silenzioso.

The morgue is a quiet place.

This phrase describes the morgue (L'obitorio) as a quiet silent (è un luogo silenzioso). 'è' is the verb 'to be' and 'un luogo silenzioso' translates as 'a quiet place'. The noun 'luogo' (place) is used here to refer specifically to a morgue.

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