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conversazione

conversation

noun kon-ver-sah-TSYOH-neh Rare
Communication Speech

Origin: Latin conversatio (act of living with)

Usage Note

Conversazione is feminine: la conversazione. It is slightly more formal than chiacchierata (chat) or discorso (speech/talk). In language learning, fare conversazione (to make conversation, to practise speaking) is an extremely common phrase. The word is a near-perfect cognate with English.

Examples

"Abbiamo avuto una piacevole conversazione dopo cena."

Natural Translation

We had a pleasant conversation after dinner.

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