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Italian
Etymology
From Latin exsībilāre. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): */ʃi.voˈla.re/
- 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)
- to glide, to slide
- to slip away, to leave unnoticed
- (also figurative) to slip, to lose traction (and almost fall)
- to slip (out of one's grasp)
- fare scivolare qualcosa nelle mani di qualcuno ― to slip something into someone's hands
- (figurative) to pass over, to not linger on (a topic)
- (figurative) to be postponed
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