abbordare
Italian edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
abbordàre (first-person singular present abbórdo, first-person singular past historic abbordài, past participle abbordàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)
- (transitive, nautical) to capture (an enemy ship) by going alongside and grappling her, then invading her with a boarding party
- (transitive, nautical) to collide with (a ship)
- (transitive, nautical) to go alongside (a ship) in order to load and unload passengers or goods
- (transitive) to accost, to approach, to pick up
- (transitive) to face (an opponent)
- (intransitive) to board [auxiliary avere]
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of abbordàre (-are) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)