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denunciare

report

verb deh-noon-CHAH-reh Less Common
People & Society Law

Origin: from Latin denuntiare 'to announce'

Also means

denounce

Usage Note

Denunciare means to report a crime to the authorities or to publicly denounce a wrong; the related noun is denuncia. It is a false friend in tone: filing a denuncia is the ordinary act of reporting theft to the police, not necessarily a dramatic 'denunciation'.

Examples

"Ha denunciato il furto alla polizia."

Natural Translation

He reported the theft to the police.

Literal Translation

He-has reported the theft to-the police.

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