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preavviso

advance notice

noun preh-ahv-VEE-zoh Rare
People & Society Work

Also means

prior warning

Usage Note

Preavviso is the formal notice period required before terminating a contract or employment — dare il preavviso means to give notice. The standard phrase senza preavviso (without notice, without warning) is also common in everyday Italian. The masculine gender is regular for nouns in -o.

Examples

"Ha lasciato il lavoro senza preavviso."

Natural Translation

He left the job without notice.

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