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annunciato

announced

adjective ahn-noon-CHAH-toh Rare

Also means

expected

Usage Note

Annunciato is the past participle of annunciare (to announce) used as an adjective. It often appears in phrases like un evento annunciato (an announced/expected event) or the ironic morte annunciata (a death foretold), echoing García Márquez's title in Italian. It agrees in gender and number: una visita annunciata (f).

Examples

"La visita annunciata del ministro è stata cancellata."

Natural Translation

The minister's announced visit was cancelled.

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