sorvolare

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Italian

Etymology

From sor- +‎ volare (to fly). First attested in the 14th century. Compare French survoler.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

sorvolàre (first-person singular present sorvólo, first-person singular past historic sorvolài, past participle sorvolàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to fly over; to overfly
    sorvolare le caseto fly over the houses
  2. (transitive, rare) to neglect; to pass over
  3. (intransitive) to not dwell on, to gloss over
  4. (intransitive, informal) to let go; to leave alone
  5. (intransitive, rare) to fly over

Conjugation

References

  • sorvolàre in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore
  • sorvolare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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