arrestare

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See also: arrestaré

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ar.reˈsta.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: ar‧re‧stà‧re

Etymology 1

From Vulgar Latin *arrestāre, from Latin ad- (to) + restō, restāre (stop, remain behind, stay back).

Verb

arrestàre (first-person singular present arrèsto, first-person singular past historic arrestài, past participle arrestàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to halt, to stop, to check, to staunch
    Synonym: fermare
  2. (transitive) to arrest, to apprehend, to collar, to nick
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Etymology 2

From a- +‎ resta (iron applied to the right side of the breastplate to support the butt of a spear in combat) +‎ -are, deverbal from restare (to stay, to remain).

Verb

arrestàre (first-person singular present arrèsto, first-person singular past historic arrestài, past participle arrestàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive, archaic) to put (a lance) in the position for fighting
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Spanish

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arrestare

  1. first/third-person singular future subjunctive of arrestar