No. 441 in Italian
annunciato
Announced.
In a sentence
Il risultato della gara è stato annunciato alla fine dell'evento.
The outcome of the competition was announced at the end of the event.
In this sentence, 'annunciato' is the past participle of the verb 'annunciare' and is used in the passive form with the auxiliary verb 'essere' to express that the announcement action was performed by an unspecified subject.
Ha annunciato con orgoglio la sua promozione.
He proudly announced his promotion.
Here, 'annunciato' is again a past participle of 'annunciare', but it is used in the active voice within a compound past tense ('passato prossimo') to indicate that the subject performed the action of announcing.
L'annuncio pubblicitario è stato ben annunciato dai media.
The advertisement was well announced by the media.
In this example, 'annunciato' emphasizes the communication of the advertisement effectively, employing the verb 'annunciare' metaphorically to signify the introduction or dissemination by the media.
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