rimpiazzare

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Calque of French remplacer, from ri- +‎ impiazzare. Cognate to English reimplace, Catalan reemplaçar and Spanish reemplazar.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /rim.pjatˈt͡sa.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: rim‧piaz‧zà‧re

Verb[edit]

rimpiazzàre (first-person singular present rimpiàzzo, first-person singular past historic rimpiazzài, past participle rimpiazzàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to replace, to substitute for (a person)
  2. (transitive, uncommon) to replace (an object)
  3. (sports) to send someone packing, send someone to the showers
    Synonyms: rimuovere, espellere
  4. (figurative) to fire

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