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scenario

scenario

noun sheh-NAH-ryoh Less Common
Arts & Culture Performance

Origin: from Latin 'scaena', stage

Also means

backdrop

Usage Note

Scenario means a scenario or set of circumstances, and also the physical backdrop or setting of a scene, as in uno scenario mozzafiato ('a breathtaking landscape'). The initial sce- is pronounced 'sheh', and the plural drops the final i to scenari.

Examples

"Immaginiamo lo scenario peggiore."

Natural Translation

Let's imagine the worst scenario.

Literal Translation

Let-us-imagine the scenario worst.

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