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prosciugamento

draining, drying up

noun proh-shoo-gah-MEN-toh Rare

Usage Note

Prosciugamento derives from prosciugare (to drain/dry out) and describes the draining of wetlands, the drying up of a reservoir, or — figuratively — the depletion of resources or finances. In environmental contexts it often signals ecological loss, while in economic writing it means exhaustion of funds.

Examples

"Il prosciugamento del lago preoccupa gli esperti."

Natural Translation

The drying up of the lake worries experts.

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