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ravvicinamento

rapprochement, reconciliation

noun rahv-vee-chee-nah-MEN-toh Rare

Also means

approach, drawing closer

Usage Note

Ravvicinamento is a formal diplomatic and political term for the process of improving strained relations between two parties or states — borrowed via French rapprochement but using a fully Italian construction from ravvicinare ('to bring closer again'). In everyday Italian it can also describe physical proximity or a personal reconciliation.

Examples

"Il ravvicinamento tra i due paesi ha sorpreso tutti."

Natural Translation

The rapprochement between the two countries surprised everyone.

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