intercorrere

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin intercurrere, present active infinitive of intercurrō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /in.terˈkor.re.re/
  • Rhymes: -orrere
  • Hyphenation: in‧ter‧cór‧re‧re

Verb

intercórrere (first-person singular present intercórro, first-person singular past historic intercórsi, past participle intercórso, auxiliary èssere)

  1. (with [tra or fra] or [da and a]) (of time) to pass
    fra i due avvenimenti intercorsero circa dieci anni
    about two years passed between the two events
    da un episodio all'altro intercorsero alcuni giorni
    a few days passed from one episode to the other
  2. (with tra or fra) to be between two points in space; to mark a distance
    fra le colonne intercorrono cinque metri
    there are five meters between the columns
  3. (with [tra or fra] or con) (of an interpersonal relationship) to exist
    • 2020, “Le parole dell'estate 2020 [The words of summer 2020]”, in Treccani[1]:
      Ernia usa una metafora calcistica per rappresentare la tensione che intercorre tra lui e l’amata: il “Superclassico” è infatti la rivalità storica che nel calcio si concretizza quando le due squadre di Buenos Aires, River Plate e Boca Juniors, si sfidano nel derby.
      Ernia uses a soccer metaphor to represent the tension that exists between him and his beloved: the "Superclassical" is in fact the historical rivalry that in soccer materializes when the two teams of Buenos Aires, River Plate and Boca Juniors compete in the derby.
    con il presidente intercorre un ottimo rapporto
    there is an excellent relationship with the president

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