sorvolare
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Italian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From sor- + volare (“to fly”). First attested in the 14th century. Compare French survoler.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]sorvolàre (first-person singular present sorvólo, first-person singular past historic sorvolài, past participle sorvolàto, auxiliary avére)
- (transitive) to fly over; to overfly
- sorvolare le case ― to fly over the houses
- (transitive, rare) to neglect; to pass over
- (intransitive) to not dwell on, to gloss over [with su ‘a topic considered secondary or uncomfortable’] [auxiliary avere]
- (intransitive, informal) to let go; to leave alone [auxiliary avere]
- (intransitive, rare) to fly over [with su or sopra ‘over something’]
Conjugation
[edit] Conjugation of sorvolàre (-are) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- sorvolàre in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore
- sorvolare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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