andamento

trend, development

noun ahn-dah-MEN-toh Less Common

Origin: From andare ('to go') + -mento, a noun suffix denoting a process or result.

Also means

performance, course (of events)

Usage Note

Andamento describes how something is progressing or trending over time — l'andamento dei prezzi ('the trend in prices'), l'andamento della malattia ('the course of the illness'). In financial journalism it is especially common for market performance. It does not usually describe a single event but an ongoing trajectory.

Examples

"L'andamento del mercato è positivo."

Natural Translation

The market trend is positive.

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