Italian edit

Etymology edit

From Latin implicāre. Doublet of implicare, a borrowing.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /im.pjeˈɡa.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: im‧pie‧gà‧re

Verb edit

impiegàre (first-person singular present impiègo or impiégo[1], first-person singular past historic impiegài, past participle impiegàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to use, employ
    Synonyms: usare, utilizzare
  2. (transitive) to take (an amount of time)
    Synonym: metterci
    Il treno impiega due ore.The train takes two hours.
  3. (transitive) to spend
    Synonyms: spendere, passare
  4. (transitive) to hire, take, engage, employ
    Synonyms: assumere, dare lavoro, avere alle proprie dipendenze

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References edit

  1. ^ impiego in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

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