rimorchiare
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Italian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From rimorchio (“tow, tug”) + -are.
Pronunciation
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Verb
[edit]rimorchiàre (first-person singular present rimòrchio, first-person singular past historic rimorchiài, past participle rimorchiàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)
- to tow or tug (a vehicle)
- Synonyms: condurre a rimorchio, trainare, agganciare
- to force (someone) to do something
- Synonyms: forzare, costringere
- sono riuscito a rimorchiarlo alla festa
- I was able to force him to the party
- (slang) to pick up (to meet and seduce for romantic purposes)
- Synonym: cuccare
- (archaic) to reprimand; to tell off
- Synonyms: sgridare, redarguire; see also Thesaurus:rimproverare
Conjugation
[edit] Conjugation of rimorchiàre (-are) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)