What does cartello in Italian mean?

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

The word cartello in Italian means sign, traffic sign, road sign, billboard, cartel, information plaque, road sign. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word cartello

sign, traffic sign, road sign

sostantivo maschile (segnale stradale) (road travel)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Luca non ha visto il cartello di divieto d'accesso ed è stato multato da un vigile.
Luca didn't see the "no public access" sign (or: traffic sign), and he received a ticket.

billboard

sostantivo maschile (affissione pubblicitaria)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le pareti della metropolitana sono ricoperte di cartelli pubblicitari.
The walls of the city are covered in billboards.

cartel

sostantivo maschile (economia (consorzio, intesa) (finance)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'autorità per la concorrenza ha multato le aziende che avevano costituito un cartello.
The authorities fined the companies for having constituted an illegal cartel.

information plaque

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

road sign

sostantivo maschile (con indicazioni stradali)

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

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