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cambiamento

change

noun kahm-byah-MEHN-toh Less Common

Origin: from 'cambiare' plus -mento

Also means

shift

Usage Note

Cambiamento is the noun behind the verb cambiare and names a change you can point to, especially big ones like cambiamento climatico ('climate change'). For 'small change' (coins) Italians use spiccioli instead, not this word. The -mento suffix marks it masculine.

Examples

"Questo cambiamento mi spaventa un po'."

Natural Translation

This change scares me a little.

Literal Translation

This change me scares a bit.

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