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concentramento

concentration

noun kohn-chehn-trah-MEHN-toh Less Common

Origin: from 'concentrare' (to concentrate)

Also means

gathering

Usage Note

Concentramento refers to the gathering or massing of things or people in one place, notably in the grim phrase campo di concentramento (concentration camp). For mental focus Italians instead say concentrazione.

Examples

"Il concentramento delle truppe è iniziato."

Natural Translation

The gathering of the troops has begun.

Literal Translation

The gathering of-the troops is begun.

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