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Italian
Etymology
From tra- + volgere.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /traˈvɔl.d͡ʒe.re/
- Rhymes: -ɔldʒere
- Hyphenation: tra‧vòl‧ge‧re
Verb
travòlgere (first-person singular present travòlgo, first-person singular past historic travòlsi, past participle travòlto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)
- to sweep away
- Synonym: spazzare via
- to run over
- Synonym: investire
- Lui è stato travolto e ucciso. ― He was run over and killed.
- (figurative) to overwhelm
- Synonym: sopraffare
Conjugation