Italian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Old French atraper, ultimately derived from Frankish *trappa (trap, snare).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /at.trapˈpa.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: at‧trap‧pà‧re

Verb edit

attrappàre (first-person singular present attràppo, first-person singular past historic attrappài, past participle attrappàto, auxiliary avére) (archaic)

  1. to grab, to catch
    Synonyms: prendere, acchiappare; see also Thesaurus:afferrare
  2. to obtain shrewdly or cunningly; to steal

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Further reading edit

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