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situazione

situation, circumstance

noun see-twah-TSYOH-neh Common

Usage Note

Situazione is a transparent cognate but note the pronunciation: the 'tu' cluster before the stressed -zione ending sounds like 'twah.' Una situazione difficile (a difficult situation) is a common collocation. In informal speech Italians shorten it to la situa in text messages — a register marker worth recognising.

Examples

"La situazione è migliorata molto."

Natural Translation

The situation has improved a lot.

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