prorompere

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Italian

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Etymology

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From Latin prōrumpō.

Verb

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prorómpere (first-person singular present prorómpo, first-person singular past historic prorùppi, past participle prorótto, auxiliary (in most meanings) avére or (in the meaning "to break out, to burst out (in tears, shouts, etc.)") èssere) (intransitive)

  1. to erupt, to gush, to burst forth [auxiliary avere]
    Synonyms: fuoriuscire, traboccare, straripare, tracimare
    il fiume prorompe dall'arginethe river is erupting over the dam
  2. (by extension) to rush out; to pour out (of people) [auxiliary avere]
  3. (figurative) to break out (begin suddenly), to burst out [with in ‘in tears, shouts, curses, etc.’] [auxiliary essere]
    Synonyms: esplodere, scoppiare, sbottare, sfogarsi, inveire, erompere, manifestarsi, sboccare
    lo sdegno proruppe violentodisdain broke out violently
    lui è prorotto in lacrimehe broke out in tears
  4. (figurative) to intervene, to interrupt [with in ‘in a discussion, speech, etc.’] [auxiliary avere]
    "non ne posso più!" proruppe
    "I can't handle it any more," he interrupted
  5. (literary) to attack, to fling oneself [with contro ‘against someone’] [auxiliary avere]

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • prorompere in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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