spiovere

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From s- +‎ piovere.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈspjɔ.ve.re/
  • Rhymes: -ɔvere
  • Hyphenation: spiò‧ve‧re

Verb[edit]

spiòvere (first-person singular present spiòvo, first-person singular past historic spiòvvi, past participle spiovùto, auxiliary (all uses) èssere or (alternatively when impersonal) avére) (intransitive)

  1. (impersonal) to stop raining [auxiliary essere or avere]
  2. to flow downwards [auxiliary essere]
  3. to droop; to hang down [+ su (object)] [auxiliary essere]
    i capelli le spiovevano sulle spalle
    her hair rested on her shoulders
  4. (sports, especially soccer) to fall or land (in a specified area) [auxiliary essere] (of a ball)
    la palla spiove in area di rigore
    the ball is landing out of bounds

Usage notes[edit]

  • In non-impersonal use, the composed tenses are rare (and are disallowed by Treccani but not by Hoepli).

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