piottare
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Italian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From piotta (“a hundred (km/h)”) + -are.
Verb
[edit]piottàre (first-person singular present piòtto, first-person singular past historic piottài, past participle piottàto, auxiliary (compare correre) avére or èssere) (Rome, intransitive)
- to go (on a vehicle) at 100 km/h (~62 mph) or beyond
- (by extension) to go very fast, either on a vehicle or by foot, to run
- Synonym: correre
- Guarda 'sto qua come piotta oh!
- Look how fast he's going!
Conjugation
[edit] Conjugation of piottàre (-are) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)