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gravidanza

/ɡra.viˈdan.tsa/noun · feminineA2
Extended vocabulary · Vocabulary rank 6,292

Meaning

pregnancy

  • state of being pregnant
  • period before a baby is born

In a sentence

Durante la gravidanza mangia bene.

During pregnancy she eats well.

Hai comprato un test di gravidanza?

Did you buy a pregnancy test?

La gravidanza non è stata facile.

The pregnancy was not easy.

Word forms (2)
WordWord forms
gravidanzafeminine · singular
gravidanzefeminine · plural

Usage notes

  • Feminine noun: la gravidanza, le gravidanze.
  • Often used with in: essere in gravidanza is less common than essere incinta.
  • For a person, say incinta rather than gravidanza.

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