What does cronaca in Italian mean?

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

The word cronaca in Italian means report, account, narrative, narration, news section, local news section, crime news, gossip column, news item, for the record. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word cronaca

report, account

sostantivo femminile (notizie: resoconto)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Passiamo la linea al nostro inviato che ci farà una cronaca dell'incontro.
We are going now to our correspondent, who will be giving us a report (or: account) of the meeting.

narrative, narration

sostantivo femminile (storico (narrazione cronologica)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Plinio scrisse delle importanti cronache dell'eruzione del Vesuvio.
Pliny wrote some momentous narrations of the Vesuvius eruption.

news section

sostantivo femminile (redazione: sezione) (press)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mario lavora in cronaca nera.
Mario writes for the crime news section.

local news section

(in a paper or daily)

crime news

sostantivo femminile (notizie scioccanti)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mio padre lavorava nella cronaca nera.
My father worked on the crime news desk.

gossip column

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Quella pettegola ne sa più delle riviste di cronaca rosa.

news item

sostantivo maschile (giornalismo (fatto degno di interesse)

for the record

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

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