What does presidio in Italian mean?

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

The word presidio in Italian means defense, post, base, garrison, defense unit, safeguard, protection, defense, military district, aid, product, device, control, oversee, protect, guard, safeguard, medical device, medical device, orthopaedic device, hospital unit. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word presidio

defense, post, base

sostantivo maschile (atto del presidiare)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il presidio avrà luogo nella piazza centrale.
The defense will take place in the central square.

garrison, defense unit

sostantivo maschile (reparto armato di vigilanza) (military)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il presidio scortava il presidente.
The defense unit escorted the president.

safeguard, protection, defense

sostantivo maschile (figurato (protezione, salvaguardia)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il candidato si batterà per il presidio dei diritti dei lavoratori.
The candidate will fight for the protection of workers' rights.

military district

sostantivo maschile (militare (circoscrizione territoriale)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Questa rete delimita il presidio militare, il cui accesso è vietato ai non autorizzati.
This fence delimits the military district, access to which is not permitted to unauthorized persons.

aid, product, device

sostantivo maschile (ausilio, sussidio) (medical)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Questo prodotto è un presidio medico-chirurgico.
This product is a surgical device.

control, oversee

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (assicurare il controllo di)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
La piazza è presidiata dalla polizia.
The square is being controlled by the police.

protect, guard, safeguard

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (figurato (proteggere, tutelare)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Le forze dell'ordine presidiano la nostra incolumità.
Law enforcement protect us from harm.

medical device

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
I presidi medico-chirurgici devono essere approvati per poter essere commercializzati.

medical device

orthopaedic device

hospital unit

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

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