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🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

Viale

Pronunciation / Transliteration: vee-ah-leh

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Avenue/ˈæv.ə.njuː/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2150 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"La parata si è svolta lungo il grande viale, pieno di folle festanti."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A wide street in a city or town, often lined with trees.

    "The parade marched down the main avenue, filled with cheering crowds."
  2. 2

    A way of approaching a problem or situation.

    "We explored every avenue to find a solution to the issue."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the French verb avenir (to come to, arrive), originating from the Latin advenire (ad- 'to' + venire 'come'). Originally denoting a way of approach to a place, the term evolved in the 17th century to describe wide streets flanked by trees, and later expanded metaphorically to mean any possible channel or method for achieving an objective.

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