piombare

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Italian

Etymology

From piombo +‎ -are.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pjomˈba.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: piom‧bà‧re

Verb

piombàre (first-person singular present piómbo, first-person singular past historic piombài, past participle piombàto, auxiliary (transitive) avére or (intransitive) èssere)

  1. (intransitive) (+su, contro, or addosso a) to pounce (on); to swoop (down) (on)
  2. (intransitive) to fall precipitously
    Synonym: precipitare
  3. (intransitive) to arrive unexpectedly; to turn up
    Synonym: sopraggiungere
  4. (transitive) to seal (originally with lead)
    Synonym: (more common) impiombare
  5. (transitive) to fill (teeth)
    Synonym: (more common) impiombare
  6. (intransitive) to befall
    ci è piombata addosso una disgrazia
    a disgrace befell us
  7. (transitive, uncommon) to drop violently, to throw down
  8. (transitive, figurative) to plunge (e.g. into chaos)

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