What does capitale in Italian mean?

What is the meaning of the word capitale in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use capitale in Italian.

The word capitale in Italian means fundamental, crucial, paramount, critical, capital, capital, capital city, capital, capital, wealth, patrimony, ruling class, shared capital, capital increase, share capital, European capital, start-up capital, initial investment, nominal capital, authorized capital, human capital, capital account, grant, subsidy, final supplication, to value, principal, capital sin, capital punishment. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word capitale

fundamental, crucial, paramount, critical

aggettivo (fondamentale, principale)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Quella dell'aborto è una questione di capitale importanza.
Abortion is a question of critical importance.

capital

aggettivo (pena, peccati: che riguarda il capo)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Fu condannato alla pena capitale.
He was sentenced to capital punishment.

capital, capital city

sostantivo femminile (città sede del governo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La capitale di uno stato non è sempre la città più popolosa e importante.
The capital of a country isn't always the most populated and important city.

capital

sostantivo maschile (somma di denaro, fondi)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Per fondare un'azienda serve un capitale iniziale.
The company's assets had to be sold, to pay the bank.

capital, wealth, patrimony

sostantivo maschile (figurato (patrimonio, ricchezza)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Suo nonno gli ha lasciato un capitale che lui sta sperperando molto velocemente.
His grandfather left him capital (or: wealth) that he is now quickly squandering away.

ruling class

sostantivo maschile (figurato (marxismo: classe padronale)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Marx ha sviluppato la teoria del capitale.
Marx developed the ruling class theory.

shared capital

(business)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

capital increase

share capital

sostantivo maschile (finanza: totale delle azioni circolanti)

European capital

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

start-up capital, initial investment

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

nominal capital, authorized capital

sostantivo maschile (azienda: investimento iniziale)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

human capital

sostantivo maschile (competenze acquisite in una vita)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

capital account

grant, subsidy

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

final supplication

to value

principal

(financial)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

capital sin

capital punishment

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