divorzio

divorce

noun dee-VOR-tsyoh Rare

Origin: From Latin divortium, from divertere (to turn apart).

Usage Note

Divorzio is masculine: il divorzio. Italy only legalised divorce in 1970, making the term culturally significant. The verb divorziare (to divorce) takes essere: hanno divorziato ('they divorced'). Chiedere il divorzio means 'to file for divorce'.

Examples

"Hanno annunciato il divorzio dopo vent'anni di matrimonio."

Natural Translation

They announced their divorce after twenty years of marriage.

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