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miracolo

miracle

noun mee-RAH-koh-loh Less Common

Origin: Latin miraculum (wonder), from mirari (to wonder at)

Also means

wonder; marvel

Usage Note

Miracolo covers both the religious sense (a divine miracle) and the everyday exclamation of surprise: che miracolo vederti! (what a miracle to see you — said ironically). The common idiom per miracolo means 'by a miracle / miraculously.' The plural miracoli is regular. The adjective miracoloso means 'miraculous.'

Examples

"È stato un vero miracolo che nessuno si sia fatto male."

Natural Translation

It was a true miracle that no one got hurt.

Literal Translation

It-was a true miracle that no-one themselves is made hurt.

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