situazione
situation, circumstance
noun see-twah-TSYOH-neh Common
Usage Note
Situazione is a transparent cognate but note the pronunciation: the 'tu' cluster before the stressed -zione ending sounds like 'twah.' Una situazione difficile (a difficult situation) is a common collocation. In informal speech Italians shorten it to la situa in text messages — a register marker worth recognising.
Examples
"La situazione è migliorata molto."
Natural Translation
The situation has improved a lot.
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