trivellare

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From trivella +‎ -are.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /tri.velˈla.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: tri‧vel‧là‧re

Verb[edit]

trivellàre (first-person singular present trivèllo, first-person singular past historic trivellài, past participle trivellàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to auger, to drill with an auger
  2. (transitive, literary, by extension) to pierce, to penetrate
  3. (transitive, figurative) to torment, to nag (of a doubt, suspicion, thought, etc.)
    Synonyms: tormentare, assillare

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Further reading[edit]

  • trivellare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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