riguardante

concerning

adjective ree-gwahr-DAHN-teh Rare

Also means

regarding

Usage Note

Riguardante is the present participle of riguardare used as an adjective or preposition-like element, equivalent to 'concerning' or 'relating to'. It is common in bureaucratic and legal Italian: le questioni riguardanti la sicurezza (matters concerning security). The seed lists it as a verb but its predominant dictionary function is as an adjective/participle modifier. Compare per quanto riguarda (as far as … is concerned), the more conversational alternative.

Examples

"Abbiamo discusso le questioni riguardanti il contratto."

Natural Translation

We discussed matters concerning the contract.

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