alverŝi

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Etymology

From al- +‎ verŝi.

Pronunciation

Noun

alverŝi (present alverŝas, past alverŝis, future alverŝos, conditional alverŝus, volitive alverŝu)

  1. (transitive) to pour in addition, add (a liquid)
    • Lydia Zamenhof (translator), Quo Vadis by Henryk Sienkiewicz, Part 1, Chapter 13,
      Malsaĝa vi estas, kvankam vi alverŝas tiom da akvo al la vino, ke povus tie troviĝi eĉ fiŝo.
      Thou art dull; though thou dost add so much water to the wine that thou mightst find a fish in it. (Jeremiah Curtin translation)
    • Jurij Finkel (translator), Mi responsas pri ĉio by German Jurij, Chapter 6,
      Li verŝis al si konjakon en glason kaj, alverŝinte glaciigitan ĉampanon, avide eltrinkis.
      He poured himself some cognac into a glass, and adding chilled champagne, greedily downed it.

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