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How to Say ‘Remote working’ in Italian

Lo smart working

loh smart WOR-king

[loh smart WOR-king]

💬 Usage Tip: smart working is borrowed English, but Italians use it to mean working from home. It takes lo because it starts with s + another consonant, like lo stipendio "the salary".

🇮🇹 In Italy: This is the everyday term in Italian offices. Native speakers will understand lavoro da remoto too, but smart working is what HR will say.

Phrase Breakdown

[loh]

The

Demonstrative pronoun indicating a known quantity.

Example

Lo so bene.

I know it well.

smart

[smart]

smart (in 'smart working')

English loanword; part of the Italian term for remote work.

Example

Faccio smart working il venerdì.

I work remotely on Fridays.

working

[WOR-king]

working (in 'smart working')

English loanword; 'smart working' means working from home or remotely.

Example

Lo smart working mi piace molto.

I really like remote working.

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