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approdo

landing place; haven

noun ahp-PROH-doh Rare
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Origin: From approdare (to land, to arrive), from Latin ad- + proda (shore).

Also means

arrival; outcome

Usage Note

Approdo literally means a landing place or harbour where a boat comes ashore, but figuratively — and very commonly — it means the end result or destination of a process: trovare un approdo sicuro (to find a safe haven; to reach a firm conclusion). The figurative use is more frequent than the literal one in contemporary Italian. The verb is approdare, which also has the figurative meaning 'to lead to / to come to': a cosa approda tutto questo? (what does all this lead to?).

Examples

"Il progetto ha trovato il suo approdo naturale."

Natural Translation

The project found its natural conclusion.

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