spicciare

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spicciàre (first-person singular present spìccio, first-person singular past historic spicciài, past participle spicciàto, auxiliary (transitive) avére or (intransitive) èssere)

  1. (transitive) to rush through (homework, a job, etc.)
  2. (transitive) to crank through, to process quickly (e.g. a group of waiting customers)
  3. (transitive) to change (money) into smaller denominations
  4. (transitive, Tuscan) to tidy up
  5. (intransitive, literary) to gush (of liquids) [auxiliary essere]
  6. (intransitive, archaic) to make a leap [auxiliary essere]

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