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Malgrado l'umidità, il montaggio è finito in orario.

Malgrado l'umidità, il montaggio è finito in orario.
Despite the humidity, the setup finished on time.
From Lesson 450:Concessive prepositions (nonostante / malgrado)·Italian

Questions & Answers about Malgrado l'umidità, il montaggio è finito in orario.

Why is malgrado followed directly by l'umidità without a preposition like di?
Both malgrado and nonostante mean 'despite' or 'in spite of'. When used with a noun, they act directly as prepositions, so you do not need to add di or a. It is simply malgrado l'umidità.
Why does the sentence use è finito instead of ha finito?
The verb finire takes essere when it is used intransitively, meaning there is no direct object and the subject itself is the thing coming to an end. Here, the setup (il montaggio) is finishing. If someone was actively finishing a task, you would use avere (for example, hanno finito il montaggio).
What exactly does montaggio refer to in Italian?
Montaggio comes from the verb montare (to mount or assemble). It is widely used to mean assembly, setup, or installation, like putting together furniture or event equipment. It is also the standard term for film or video editing.
Could I use in tempo instead of in orario here?
They have slightly different meanings. In orario is the standard phrase for an event happening exactly when scheduled, which fits a setup finishing precisely on a schedule. In tempo means 'in time', which is used when you manage to do something before a deadline or before it is too late.

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