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piombare

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Italian

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Etymology

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    From piombo +‎ -are.

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /pjomˈba.re/
    • Rhymes: -are
    • Hyphenation: piom‧bà‧re

    Verb

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    piombàre (first-person singular present piómbo, first-person singular past historic piombài, past participle piombàto, auxiliary (transitive) avére or (intransitive) èssere)

    1. (intransitive, with su, contro, or adosso a) to pounce (on); to swoop (down) (on) [auxiliary essere]
    2. (intransitive) to fall precipitously [auxiliary essere]
      Synonym: precipitare
    3. (intransitive) to arrive unexpectedly; to turn up [auxiliary essere]
      Synonym: sopraggiungere
    4. (transitive) to seal (originally with lead)
      Synonym: (more common) impiombare
    5. (transitive) to fill (teeth)
      Synonym: (more common) impiombare
    6. (intransitive) to befall [auxiliary essere]
      ci è piombata addosso una disgrazia
      a disgrace befell us
    7. (transitive, uncommon) to drop violently, to throw down
    8. (transitive, figurative) to plunge (e.g. into chaos)

    Conjugation

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    Anagrams

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