piantarsi

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Italian

Verb

piantàrsi (first-person singular present mi piànto, first-person singular past historic mi piantài, past participle piantàto)

  1. reflexive of piantare
  2. (intransitive) to penetrate and get stuck
    Synonyms: ficcarsi, conficcarsi, configgersi, infiggersi
    mi si è piantata una spina nel dito
    a thorn got into my finger
    • 2019, George Orwell, translated by Nicola Gardini, Nineteen Eighty-Four, Mondadori:
      IL GRANDE FRATELLO TI STA GUARDANO, diceva la scritta, mentre gli occhi scuri si piantavano in quelli di Winston.
      BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU, the caption said, while the dark eyes looked deep into Winston’s own.
      (literally, “THE BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU, said the writing, while the dark eyes penetrated those of Winston.”)
  3. (intransitive) to stay anchored to one place; to stay; to plant oneself
    Synonyms: fermarsi, stabilirsi, impiantarsi, stanziarsi, collocarsi, sistemarsi, piazzarsi
    mi si è piantato in casa e nessuno lo muove più
    he planted himself at my house and no one moves him anymore
  4. (intransitive, informal) to stop working
    Synonyms: fermarsi, bloccarsi, non funzionare più
    il computer si è piantato
    the computer froze
  5. (colloquial, reciprocal) to break up with each other

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