proprietà intellettuale
/pro.prjeˈta in.tel.let.tuˈa.le/word by word
The English phrase "intellectual property" is translated into Italian as proprietà intellettuale.
The term for intellectual property is proprietà intellettuale. If you are referring specifically to intellectual property rights, you should use the phrase diritti di proprietà intellettuale. Additionally, the term brevetti e marchi is used to express intellectual property rights relating to patents and trademarks.
Meaning: product of someone's intellect (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase proprietà intellettuale is composed of proprietà (property/ownership) and intellettuale (intellectual).
How does it change in a sentence?
The noun proprietà is feminine, so the adjective intellettuale must agree in gender, though the ending -e is the same for both masculine and feminine singular adjectives. To form the plural, the noun becomes proprietà (which is invariable) and the adjective changes to intellettuali.
Did you know?
- While English uses 'intellectual' as a noun to describe a person, intellettuale in Italian is used much more frequently as a noun to describe a specific social class of thinkers.
- In Italian law, proprietà intellettuale is a broad umbrella term that separates diritto d'autore (copyright) from proprietà industriale (industrial property), such as patents.
- While proprietà means 'property', it is also the standard Italian word for a 'characteristic' or 'feature' of a substance, such as the 'properties' of a chemical element.
Examples in context
- Tutta la proprietà intellettuale è un furto dal pubblico dominio.All intellectual property is theft from the public domain.Tatoeba #10817552 by WM3DAS, translation #8343551 by shekitten
- Ho bisogno di proteggere la mia proprietà intellettuale.I need to protect my intellectual property.
- Dobbiamo proteggere la nostra proprietà intellettuale.We must protect our intellectual property.
- La legge tutela la proprietà intellettuale degli autori.The law protects the intellectual property of authors.
Example conversation
Two colleagues are discussing a new project in the office.
- AlessandroHai registrato la proprietà intellettuale del progetto?Did you register the intellectual property of the project?
- MartinaSì, Alessandro, l'ho fatto ieri mattina.Yes, Alessandro, I did it yesterday morning.
- AlessandroOttimo, così siamo sicuri che sia protetta.Great, that way we are sure it is protected.
- MartinaEsatto, Martina è stata molto brava.Exactly, Martina did a great job.
Sources
- IPA marked “word by word” joins the Wiktionary pronunciations of each word (proprietà, intellettuale) and can differ in connected speech.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
