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Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French atraper, ultimately derived from Frankish *trappa (“trap, snare”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /at.trapˈpa.re/
- Rhymes: -are
- Hyphenation: at‧trap‧pà‧re
Verb
attrappàre (first-person singular present attràppo, first-person singular past historic attrappài, past participle attrappàto, auxiliary avére) (archaic)
- to grab, to catch
- Synonyms: prendere, acchiappare; see also Thesaurus:afferrare
- to obtain shrewdly or cunningly; to steal
Conjugation
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Further reading
- attrappare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana