attrappare
Italian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Old French atraper, ultimately derived from Frankish *trappa (“trap, snare”).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
attrappàre (first-person singular present attràppo, first-person singular past historic attrappài, past participle attrappàto, auxiliary avére) (archaic)
- to grab, to catch
- Synonyms: prendere, acchiappare; see also Thesaurus:afferrare
- to obtain shrewdly or cunningly; to steal
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of attrappàre (-are) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
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Further reading edit
- attrappare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana