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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