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svolto

carried out

adjective ZVOL-toh Rare

Also means

performed

Usage Note

Svolto is the past participle of svolgere (to carry out, to unfold, to develop). As an adjective it describes a completed activity: il lavoro svolto (the work carried out). The initial cluster sv- is common in Italian; pronounce it as a continuous 'zv', not two separate sounds.

Examples

"Il compito svolto era eccellente."

Natural Translation

The completed assignment was excellent.

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