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giravoltare

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Italian

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Etymology

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From giravolta (turn, spin, twirl) +‎ -are (1st conjugation verbal suffix).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒi.ra.volˈta.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: gi‧ra‧vol‧tà‧re

Verb

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This Italian verb needs to be reviewed and cleaned up.
The definition(s) may be wrong or misleading, and important senses may be missing. The specified auxiliary may also be wrong. The remainder of the conjugation is probably correct for -are verbs but may be wrong in some particulars for -ire verbs (especially the present participle).

giravoltàre (first-person singular present giravòlto, first-person singular past historic giravoltài, past participle giravoltàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (intransitive) to do a spin or twirl
  2. (intransitive, rare) to wander
    Synonyms: girovagare, vagabondare

Conjugation

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Further reading

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  • giravoltare in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication

Anagrams

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