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avventarsi

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Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /av.venˈtar.si/
  • Rhymes: -arsi
  • Hyphenation: av‧ven‧tàr‧si

Verb

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avventàrsi (first-person singular present mi avvènto, first-person singular past historic mi avventài, past participle avventàto)

  1. reflexive of avventare
  2. to launch oneself; to pounce (on)
    Synonyms: gettarsi, spingersi, scagliarsi, buttarsi, lanciarsi
    avventarsi alle spalle del avversarioto pounce on the adversary's back
  3. to crash (into)
    le onde si avventano contro gli scogli
    the waves are crashing into the rocks
  4. to go for it
  5. to eagerly throw oneself into something; to rush to something
    avventarsi sul cibo
    to rush to the food
  6. to throw oneself down
    Synonym: precipitarsi
  7. (rare) to catch someone's eye

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