naufragio
shipwreck
noun now-FRAH-joh Rare
Origin: Latin naufragium, from navis (ship) + frangere (to break)
Usage Note
Naufragio refers to both the event of a ship sinking and, figuratively, total ruin or failure (il naufragio di un progetto). The person who survives a shipwreck is a naufrago (masculine) or naufraga (feminine). The plural is regular: naufragi.
Examples
"Il naufragio causò molte vittime."
Natural Translation
The shipwreck caused many victims.
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