Italian edit

Etymology edit

From a- +‎ pioppo +‎ -are.

Verb edit

appioppàre (first-person singular present appiòppo, first-person singular past historic appioppài, past participle appioppàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive, literally) to tie (vines) to poplars
  2. (transitive, literally) to plant (a field) with poplars
  3. (transitive, figuratively) to give (a beating, a punch)
    Synonyms: dare, affibbiare
  4. (transitive, figuratively) to inflict (a fine, an unpleasant task, etc.)
    Synonym: infliggere
  5. (transitive, figuratively) to pin (something) [+ a (someone) = on]; to saddle, to encumber
    appioppare un grande compito a qualcunoto saddle someone with a big task (literally, “to pin a big task on someone”)

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Further reading edit

  • appioppare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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