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How do you say "flood" in Italian?
l' alluvione
In Italian, "flood" is l' alluvione.
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Pronunciation
Read alluvione letter by letter, then speed up, with the stress falling naturally on the second-to-last syllable, and hold the double ll a touch longer than you would in English.
Grammar notes
l' alluvione is feminine. Its plural is inondazioni.
Example sentence
L'alluvione coprì i campi d'acqua.
The flood covered the fields with water.
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How to remember l' alluvione
Picture the scene from "The flood covered the fields with water" and hang l' alluvione on that image in your mind.
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Questions about l' alluvione
How do you pronounce l' alluvione?
Read alluvione letter by letter, then speed up, with the stress falling naturally on the second-to-last syllable, and hold the double ll a touch longer than you would in English.
Is l' alluvione masculine or feminine?
l' alluvione is feminine. l' alluvione is feminine. Its plural is inondazioni.
How is l' alluvione used in Italian?
l' alluvione is used the same way as the equivalent English noun. For example: L'alluvione coprì i campi d'acqua. (The flood covered the fields with water.).
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