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beneficio

benefit

noun beh-neh-FEE-choh Less Common

Origin: from Latin 'beneficium'

Also means

advantage

Usage Note

Beneficio is an advantage or gain, central to the idiom con beneficio d'inventario ('with reservations') and a beneficio di ('for the benefit of'). The -ci- before o sounds like the 'ch' in 'cheese'.

Examples

"Il riposo porta molti benefici."

Natural Translation

Rest brings many benefits.

Literal Translation

The rest brings many benefits.

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