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Italian

avvenimento

/av.ve.niˈmen.to/noun · masculineB2
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Meaning

event

In a sentence

La scoperta scientifica è stata un avvenimento storico.

The scientific discovery was a historic event.

È stato un avvenimento importante per tutti noi.

It was an important event for all of us.

Non ricordo bene quell'avvenimento della scorsa estate.

I don't remember that event from last summer well.

Word forms (2)
WordWord forms
avvenimentomasculine · singular
avvenimentimasculine · plural

Usage notes

  • More formal and written than evento; common in news, history, and narration.
  • For a social or organized occasion, evento is often more natural than avvenimento.
  • Often used with importante, storico, tragico, or lieto in descriptive writing.

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