chiavare

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Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kjaˈva.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: chia‧và‧re

Etymology 1

From chiav(e) +‎ -are (1st conjugation verbal suffix).

Verb

chiavàre (first-person singular present chiàvo, first-person singular past historic chiavài, past participle chiavàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (archaic, transitive) to lock (with a key)
    Synonym: chiudere a chiave
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Etymology 2

From Late Latin clāvāre, from Latin clāvus. Compare French clouer.

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Verb

chiavàre (first-person singular present chiàvo, first-person singular past historic chiavài, past participle chiavàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (archaic, transitive) to nail (fix with a nail)
    Synonym: inchiodare
  2. (archaic, transitive, figurative) to fix firmly, to affix, to attach
    Synonyms: fermare, fissare
  3. (transitive or intransitive, vulgar) to fuck
    Synonyms: fottere, scopare
  4. (figurative, vulgar) to scam, to cheat someone
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