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riuscire

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Italian

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Etymology

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    From ri- +‎ uscire. Compare French réussir, borrowed via riuscita.

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /ri.uʃˈʃi.re/
    • Audio:(file)
    • Rhymes: -ire
    • Hyphenation: ri‧u‧scì‧re

    Verb

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    riuscìre (first-person singular present rièsco, first-person singular past historic riuscìi, past participle riuscìto, auxiliary èssere) (intransitive)

    1. to manage; to be able [with a or di (+ infinitive) ‘to do something’]
      Synonyms: essere capace, essere in grado di, essere all'altezza, potere
      Antonym: fallire
      Non riesco di contattarlo.I am not able to reach him.
      Ho buttato tutti i soldi per vincere, ma non sono riuscito.
      I threw (away) all my money to win, but I was not able to.
    2. to be able to be accomplished [with a ‘by someone’, along with a or di (+ infinitive) ‘to do something’] (idiomatically translated as English be able with subject and object reversed)
      Mi sono sempre riuscite imprese grandi.
      I have always been able to accomplish big things.
    3. to end up or turn out [with bene ‘well’, male ‘badly’, etc.]
      La prova è riuscita bene.
      The test turned out well.
    4. to reach (a position, qualification, etc.); to become
      È riuscito un buon dottore.
      He became a good doctor.
    5. to achieve (a certain position in standings)
      È riuscito primo in graduatoria.He was first in the rankings.
    6. to succeed; to do well [with in ‘in something’]
      Synonyms: avere successo, ottenere, conseguire, farcela, spuntarla, vincere, arrivare
      riuscire nel lavoroto do well at work
      Il segreto per riuscire è impegnarsi.
      The secret to succeeding is working hard.
    7. (copulative) to appear [with a (+ predicative adjective) ‘in some state’]
      Synonyms: dimostrarsi, sembrare, apparire, rivelarsi
      Mi riesce difficile.It looks hard.
    8. to exit or go out again
      Synonyms: uscire di nuovo, andarsene
      Antonyms: rientrare, rincasare
    9. to exit [with da ‘from a different place than the entrance’]
      Il proiettile, trafitto il petto, riuscì dal polmone.
      The bullet, having pierced his chest, exited from the lung.
    10. to continue after a break or obstacle (of a pathway, road, etc.) [with su ‘on/in some location’]
      Synonyms: sboccare, giungere, andare a finire, pervenire
      Il percorso riesce sul prato.
      The path continues on the lawn.

    Usage notes

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    • (be able to): Typically phrased using the active voice, but (as illustrated in the third example) the passive voice, with the agent followed by a or represented using an indirect object pronoun.
    • (turn out): When not followed by a complement, implies that the given item, action, etc. turned out well.

    Conjugation

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    Anagrams

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