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vetta

summit

noun VET-tah Rare

Also means

peak

Usage Note

Vetta (f) is the pointed top of a mountain — more specific than cima, which can refer to any top or tip. Figuratively it means the pinnacle of an achievement: la vetta del successo ('the pinnacle of success'). The plural is regular: vette.

Examples

"Gli alpinisti hanno raggiunto la vetta all'alba."

Natural Translation

The mountaineers reached the summit at dawn.

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