What does estinzione in Italian mean?

What is the meaning of the word estinzione in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use estinzione in Italian.

The word estinzione in Italian means extinction, extinction, extinguishment, settlement, pay-off, resolution, prescription, statute of limitations, extinction of a volcano, endangered. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word estinzione

extinction

sostantivo femminile (scomparsa di una specie) (biology)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'estinzione dei panda è stata evitata per un soffio.
Pandas came very near extinction.

extinction, extinguishment

sostantivo femminile (spegnimento di incendio)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
I pompieri dovettero lavorare tre giorni consecutivi per arrivare all'estinzione dell'incendio.
The firemen had to work for three straight days to finally reach full extinction of the fire.

settlement, pay-off, resolution

sostantivo femminile (pagamento di un debito)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ti serviranno ben più di due lavori per l'estinzione del tuo debito di gioco.
You'll need a lot more than two jobs to pay off all your gambling debt.

prescription, statute of limitations

sostantivo femminile (diritto: di reato (cancellazione, prescrizione)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il giudice decretò l'estinzione dell'accusa.
The judge decreed the prescription of the charge.

extinction of a volcano

endangered

locuzione aggettivale (sul punto di scomparire)

Il panda non è più considerato una specie in via di estinzione.
Pandas are no longer considered an endangered species.

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