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abbozzare

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Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ab.botˈt͡sa.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: ab‧boz‧zà‧re

Etymology 1

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    From a- +‎ bozza (draft, proof) +‎ -are.

    Verb

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    abbozzàre (first-person singular present abbòzzo, first-person singular past historic abbozzài, past participle abbozzàto, auxiliary avére)

    1. (transitive) to sketch
    2. (transitive) to outline
    3. (transitive) to rough-hew (a sculpture)
      Synonym: (more common) sbozzare
    4. (intransitive, colloquial, chiefly Romanesco) to grin and bear it [auxiliary avere]
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    Etymology 2

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      From a- +‎ bozza (stopper, backstay) +‎ -are.

      Verb

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      abbozzàre (first-person singular present abbòzzo, first-person singular past historic abbozzài, past participle abbozzàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

      1. (nautical) to stop, to stopper (a cable) (to temporarily secure under tension with a stopper, i.e. with another cable)
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