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infortunio

injury

noun een-for-TOO-nyoh Rare

Origin: Latin infortunium (misfortune), from in- + fortuna.

Also means

accident

Usage Note

Infortunio is masculine: l'infortunio, gli infortuni. In Italian it most commonly refers to a workplace or sports injury — infortunio sul lavoro (workplace accident) is a fixed legal phrase. It is distinct from incidente (incident/accident involving collision) and ferita (wound). The adjective infortunato means injured or accident-prone.

Examples

"Ha subito un infortunio durante l'allenamento."

Natural Translation

He suffered an injury during training.

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