sterzare

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Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /sterˈt͡sa.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: ster‧zà‧re

Etymology 1[edit]

From sterzo (steering wheel) +‎ -are.

Verb[edit]

sterzàre (first-person singular present stèrzo, first-person singular past historic sterzài, past participle sterzàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive or intransitive, automotive) to steer [auxiliary avere]
  2. (intransitive, automotive, also figurative) to swerve [auxiliary avere]
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Etymology 2[edit]

From s- +‎ terzo (third) +‎ -are.

Verb[edit]

sterzàre (first-person singular present stèrzo, first-person singular past historic sterzài, past participle sterzàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. (archaic) to divide by three
  2. (archaic, historical) to compute (a tax) by averaging the three median proposals
  3. to decrease by one third
  4. (forestry) to thin out (a forest)
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