rinnovare
to renew
verb reen-noh-VAH-reh Less Common
Origin: Latin renovare (to make new again)
Also means
to renovate
Usage Note
Rinnovare is used for renewing a contract, subscription, or passport (rinnovare il passaporto) and also for renovating a space (rinnovare un appartamento). The noun rinnovo (renewal) appears in many bureaucratic contexts. The double 'n' is important: rinnovare, not rinovare.
Examples
"Dobbiamo rinnovare il contratto di affitto."
Natural Translation
We need to renew the rental contract.
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