Usage Note
Avvezzo is a somewhat literary or formal adjective meaning 'habitually accustomed to something'. It requires the preposition a + infinitive or noun: avvezzo alla fatica ('used to hardship'). The more everyday alternative is abituato.
Examples
"È avvezzo alle lunghe giornate di lavoro."
Natural Translation
He is used to long working days.
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