miglioramento

improvement

noun mee-lyoh-rah-MEHN-toh Less Common

Origin: from 'migliore' (better)

Usage Note

Miglioramento is the noun built from migliorare ('to improve'). Watch the gli cluster, pronounced like the 'lli' in 'million', not a hard g. It commonly pairs as un netto miglioramento ('a marked improvement').

Examples

"C'è stato un miglioramento."

Natural Translation

There has been an improvement.

Literal Translation

There is been an improvement.

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