opportuno
appropriate
adjective ohp-pohr-TOO-noh Less Common
Origin: from Latin 'opportunus', favourable
Also means
timely
Usage Note
Opportuno describes something fitting or well-timed rather than a chance, so beware the false friend: an English 'opportunity' is occasione or opportunità. The phrase ritenere opportuno means 'to deem it advisable'.
Examples
"Non è il momento opportuno."
Natural Translation
It's not the right moment.
Literal Translation
Not is the moment appropriate.

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