Usage Note
Povertà is invariable in the plural, le povertà, like all nouns ending in stressed -tà. It appears in the fixed phrase la soglia di povertà ('the poverty line').
Examples
"La povertà colpisce molte famiglie."
Natural Translation
Poverty affects many families.
Literal Translation
The poverty affects many families.

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