Italian edit

Etymology edit

From Latin recalcāre.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ri.kalˈka.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: ri‧cal‧cà‧re

Verb edit

ricalcàre (first-person singular present ricàlco, first-person singular past historic ricalcài, past participle ricalcàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. to trace again, to retrace
  2. (also figurative) to follow (someone's footsteps)
  3. to trace, to transfer (a drawing)
  4. to imitate, to reproduce
  5. to press harder (e.g. one's hat onto one's head)

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