scivolare

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin exsībilāre. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): */ʃi.voˈla.re/
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  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: sci‧vo‧là‧re

Verb

scivolàre (first-person singular present scìvolo, first-person singular past historic scivolài, past participle scivolàto, auxiliary èssere or (in some meanings) avére) (intransitive)

  1. to glide, to slide
  2. to slip away, to leave unnoticed
  3. (also figurative) to slip, to lose traction (and almost fall)
  4. to slip (out of one's grasp)
    fare scivolare qualcosa nelle mani di qualcunoto slip something into someone's hands
  5. (figurative) to pass over, to not linger on (a topic)
  6. (figurative) to be postponed

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