abbordare

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Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from French aborder.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ab.borˈda.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: ab‧bor‧dà‧re

Verb

abbordàre (first-person singular present abbórdo, first-person singular past historic abbordài, past participle abbordàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. (transitive, nautical) to capture (an enemy ship) by going alongside and grappling her, then invading her with a boarding party
  2. (transitive, nautical) to collide with (a ship)
  3. (transitive, nautical) to go alongside (a ship) in order to load and unload passengers or goods
  4. (transitive) to accost, to approach, to pick up
  5. (transitive) to face (an opponent)
  6. (intransitive) to board [auxiliary avere]

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