radiotelevisione

radio and television broadcasting

noun rah-dyoh-teh-leh-vee-ZYOH-neh Rare

Usage Note

Riconquista is used both historically (the Iberian Reconquista) and figuratively for regaining something lost, such as la riconquista del potere (the recovery of power). Its plural is regular: le riconquiste.

Examples

"La radiotelevisione pubblica trasmette il notiziario."

Natural Translation

Public broadcasting airs the news.

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