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svista

oversight, slip

noun ZVEE-stah Rare

Usage Note

Svista is a small mistake caused by inattention — literally a 'mis-seeing': per svista means 'by oversight' or 'by mistake.' It implies carelessness rather than ignorance, and is a lighter word than errore (error) or sbaglio (mistake). Its plural is sviste.

Examples

"È successo per una svista del compilatore."

Natural Translation

It happened because of the compiler's oversight.

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