controbattere
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]controbàttere (first-person singular present controbàtto, first-person singular past historic controbattéi, past participle controbattùto, auxiliary avére)
- (transitive) to counterattack or counterstrike
- (ambitransitive) to answer back; to refute; to rebut
- non so come controbattere ― I don't know how to refute (it)
- controbattere un'accusa ― to rebut an accusation
- controbatté di non saperne nulla
- he responded that he did not know anything about it
Usage notes
[edit]- When used intransitively, must be followed either by [che + ind.] or [di + inf.], as shown in the third usage example.
Conjugation
[edit] Conjugation of controbàttere (root-stressed -ere) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
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