sgombrare

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Etymology[edit]

The prefix in- of ingombrare (to encumber) is replaced with s- (out), meaning “to remove the encumbrance”, i.e., “to unencumber”.

Compare French décombrer (to remove debris).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /zɡomˈbra.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: sgom‧brà‧re

Verb[edit]

sgombràre (first-person singular present sgómbro, first-person singular past historic sgombrài, past participle sgombràto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to vacate or evacuate
  2. (transitive) to clear the way
  3. (intransitive, informal) to move out (of a residence) [auxiliary avere]

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