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povertà

poverty

noun poh-vehr-TAH Less Common

Origin: from Latin paupertas

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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