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inevitabile

inevitable

adjective een-eh-vee-TAH-bee-leh Less Common

Origin: from Latin 'inevitabilis'

Also means

unavoidable

Usage Note

Inevitabile ends in -e, so one form serves both genders, with plural inevitabili. The set phrase era inevitabile ('it was bound to happen') is very common in speech.

Examples

"Lo scontro era inevitabile."

Natural Translation

The clash was inevitable.

Literal Translation

The clash was inevitable.

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