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allagamento

flooding, inundation

noun ahl-lah-gah-MEN-toh Rare

Usage Note

Allagamento refers to a localised flooding event — a flooded basement, street, or field — rather than a large-scale alluvione (flood disaster). It is a regular masculine noun; its plural is allagamenti. The verb is allagare ('to flood').

Examples

"L'allagamento ha danneggiato il piano terra."

Natural Translation

The flooding damaged the ground floor.

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