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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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