No. 80 in Italian
durante
"Durante" means "during" in English.
In a sentence
Durante la cena, abbiamo parlato dei nostri progetti.
During dinner, we talked about our plans.
'Durante' is used to indicate something that happens through the course of a referred time period ('la cena').
Mi sono sentito felice durante tutto l'evento.
I felt happy during the whole event.
'Durante' is used to specify that a state or action lasted for the entirety of the referred event ('tutto l'evento').
Abbiamo trovato una soluzione durante la riunione.
We found a solution during the meeting.
'Durante' is used to situate an action within the time frame of the referred happening ('la riunione').
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