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sviluppo

development

noun zvee-LOOP-poh Common

Also means

growth

Usage Note

Sviluppo is central to Italian economic and social discourse: sviluppo sostenibile (sustainable development), paese in via di sviluppo (developing country). In photography, sviluppo also means film development. Note the unusual initial sv- consonant cluster, rare in Italian, which gives it a slightly emphatic feel.

Examples

"Lo sviluppo economico del paese è rapido."

Natural Translation

The country's economic development is rapid.

Literal Translation

The development economic of-the country is rapid.

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