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beccare

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Italian

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Etymology

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    From becco (beak, bill) +‎ -are.

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /bekˈka.re/
    • Rhymes: -are
    • Hyphenation: bec‧cà‧re

    Verb

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    beccàre (first-person singular present bécco, first-person singular past historic beccài, past participle beccàto, auxiliary avére)

    1. (transitive) to peck
      Synonym: colpire
    2. (transitive) to peck up (to pick up with the beck, in order to eat; of a bird)
    3. (transitive, by extension, humorous) to eat
      Synonym: mangiare
    4. (transitive, by extension) (of an insect, etc.) to sting or bite
      Synonym: pungere
    5. (transitive) to provoke
      Synonyms: provocare, punzecchiare
    6. (transitive) to heckle
      la folla ha continuamente beccato l'esecutore
      the crowd continually heckled the performer
    7. (figurative, informal, transitive) to nab, to catch
      Non farti beccare.Don't get caught.
    8. (figurative, transitive) to get, pick up
      Synonyms: ottenere, acquistare, strappare
      beccare un tre in matematicato get an F in math (class)
    9. (intransitive, informal) to lose (fail to win) [auxiliary avere]

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