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evento

Definitions of evento
  1. noun
    something that happens at a given place and time
    synonyms: fatto
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    examples:
    Argonne
    an American operation in World War I (1918); American troops under Pershing drove back the German armies which were saved only by the armistice on November 11
    dieci commandamenti
    the biblical commandments of Moses
    types:
    atto, azione, fatto
    something that people do or cause to happen
    accaduto, avvenimento, caso, happening, vicenda
    an event that happens
    miracolo, prodigio
    a marvellous event manifesting a supernatural act of a divine agent
    atto, azione
    something done (usually as opposed to something said)
    acquisizione
    the act of acquiring something
    parto
    the act of delivering a child
    allontanamento, andata, divergenza, partenza
    the act of departing
    ritrovamento, scoperta, scoprimento
    the act of discovering something
    esumazione
    the act of digging something out of the ground (especially a corpse) where it has been buried
    propulsione
    the act of propelling
    guarigione, recupero, riconquista, ricupero, rimonta, rinvenimento, ritrovamento
    the act of regaining or saving something lost (or in danger of becoming lost)
    tocco
    the act of putting two things together with no space between them
    fallimento
    an act that does not achieve its intended goal
    bocciatura, reiezione, rigetto, ripudio, ripulsa
    the act of rejecting something
    sacrificio
    the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.
    processione
    the group action of a collection of people or animals or vehicles moving ahead in more or less regular formation
    attività, lavoro, passo
    any specific behavior
    azione, azione militare, operazione militare
    a military engagement
    moto rivoluzionario, rivoluzione
    the overthrow of a government by those who are governed
    frenata, permanenza, residenza, soggiorno, stato
    continuing or remaining in a place or state
    dimora
    the act of dwelling in a place
    inframmettenza, ingerenza, interferenza, intromissione
    the act of hindering or obstructing or impeding
    arresto, fermata
    the act of stopping something
    confederazione, federazione
    the act of forming an alliance or confederation
    distribuzione
    the act of distributing or spreading or apportioning
    fuggifuggi
    a headlong rush of people on a common impulse
    internazionalizzazione
    the act of bringing something under international control
    scambio
    the act of changing one thing for another thing
    sottomissione
    the act of submitting; usually surrendering power to another
    torneo
    the act of competing as for profit or a prize
    legalizzazione
    the act of making lawful
    integrazione, integrazionismo
    the action of incorporating a racial or religious group into a community
    raduno
    the social act of assembling
    frequenza
    the act of being present (at a meeting or event etc.)
    rendimento
    a reciprocal group action
    coinvolgimento, partecipazione
    the act of sharing in the activities of a group
    comunicazione, partecipazione
    the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information
    manifestazione, rappresentazione, spettacolo
    a social event involving a public performance or entertainment
    dire
    the use of language to perform some act
    esperienza
    an event as apprehended
    miracolo
    any amazing or wonderful occurrence
    bomba, meraviglia, miracolo, portento, prodigio
    something that causes feelings of wonder
    cosa
    an event
    episodio
    a happening that is distinctive in a series of related events
    eventualità
    a possible event or occurrence or result
    avvio, inizio, mossa, partenza, principio
    the event consisting of the start of something
    finale, sorte
    event whose occurrence ends something
    alterazione, cambiamento, metamorforsi, modifica, modificazione, mutamento, mutazione, trasformazione, variazione
    an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
    infortunio, sfortuna
    anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause
    incendio, rogo
    the event of something burning (often destructive)
    incidente
    a single distinct event
    scarica, scarica elettrica
    the sudden giving off of energy
    caso
    an occurrence of something
    moto, movimento
    a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something
    avaria, cattiva riuscita, disfatta, fallimento, insuccesso, naufragio, perdita, scacco, sconfitta
    an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose
    destino, fato, sorte
    an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
    scomparsa, sparizione
    the event of passing out of sight
    avaria, crollo, panna, panne, rovina
    a natural event caused by something suddenly falling down or caving in
    rumore, suono
    the sudden occurrence of an audible event
    bagliore, baleno, esondazione, lampo, sprazzo
    a sudden intense burst of radiant energy
    contingenza
    an event that occurs at a critical time
    sfuriata
    a sudden intense happening
    competizione, concorso, confronto, gara, prova
    an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants
    controcampo
    an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating
    type of:
    stato mentale, stato psicologico
    a feature of the mental life of a living organism
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