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divorziare

to divorce

verb dee-vor-TSYAH-reh Rare
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Usage Note

Divorziare takes avere as its auxiliary and is typically followed by da: ha divorziato dal marito (she divorced her husband). The noun is divorzio (m). Italy only legalised divorce in 1970, so the word entered everyday speech relatively recently.

Examples

"Hanno deciso di divorziare dopo dieci anni."

Natural Translation

They decided to divorce after ten years.

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