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inquinamento

pollution

noun een-kwee-nah-MEHN-toh Less Common

Usage Note

Inquinamento is the standard word for environmental pollution and pairs with atmosferico (air) or acustico (noise). It comes from the verb inquinare, so inquinare is what you do and inquinamento is the result.

Examples

"L'inquinamento minaccia le città."

Natural Translation

Pollution threatens the cities.

Literal Translation

The-pollution threatens the cities.

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