Category: HealthPart of speech: nounDifficulty: Common
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English meaning: Health
Definition
The state of physical and mental well-being. Italy's National Health Service (SSN - Servizio Sanitario Nazionale) provides universal healthcare. Italians have one of the world's highest life expectancies (83+ years). The Mediterranean diet — olive oil, fish, vegetables, legumes, red wine — associated with Italian cuisine is recognized as healthy by WHO.
Example
“L'Italia ha una delle speranze di vita più alte al mondo.”
In English: “Italy has one of the highest life expectancies in the world.”
Literary Heritage
“La natura ha fatto noi tutti eguali, e la virtù è quella che ci distingue.”
“Nature has made us all equal, and virtue is what distinguishes us.”
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