Italian edit

Etymology edit

From capo- +‎ volgere.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ka.poˈvɔl.d͡ʒe.re/
  • Rhymes: -ɔldʒere
  • Hyphenation: ca‧po‧vòl‧ge‧re

Verb edit

capovòlgere (first-person singular present capovòlgo, first-person singular past historic capovòlsi, past participle capovòlto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. to turn upside down, to flip
  2. to overturn
  3. (nautical) to (cause to) capsize
  4. to reverse
  5. (figurative) to reverse, to subvert, to radically transform (a situation, the meaning of a sentence, etc.)

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