sdrucciolare

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Italian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *exderoteolāre, from ex + de + roteolāre, from Latin rota (wheel). Cf. also ruzzolare.

Verb

sdrucciolàre (first-person singular present sdrùcciolo, first-person singular past historic sdrucciolài, past participle sdrucciolàto, auxiliary (in most meanings) èssere or (in some meanings) avére) (intransitive)

  1. to slip, to slide (and fall, or risk falling) (of a person)
    Synonym: scivolare
  2. (uncommon) to glide (to move on a smooth surface), to slide, to skate
  3. to slip from one's grasp (of a slippery object)
  4. (figurative, uncommon) to wind up somewhere inconvenient (of a person speaking, or a conversation)
  5. (figurative, uncommon) to skip over (inconvenient details)

Usage notes

  • Treccani and Hoepli disagree on the auxiliary used in meaning 2 (to glide on a smooth surface), with Treccani specifying essere and Hoepli avere. In the basic meaning "to slip", essere is more common.

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