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profilarsi

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Italian

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Verb

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profilàrsi (first-person singular present mi profìlo, first-person singular past historic mi profilài, past participle profilàto)

  1. reflexive of profilare
  2. to be outlined or silhouetted
    Synonyms: stagliarsi, delinearsi, disegnarsi, spiccare
    contro il tramonto si profilava la sua figura
    her figure was silhouetted against the sunset
  3. to appear or be seen vaguely
    una nave si profilò sull'orizzonte
    a ship appeared on the horizon
  4. to be imminent or in sight; to loom; to impend
    Synonyms: delinearsi, presentarsi, intravedersi, prospettarsi, preannunciarsi
    si profila un periodo difficile
    a difficult period is in sight

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