abbozzare
Italian edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From a- + bozza (“draft, proof”) + -are.
Verb edit
abbozzàre (first-person singular present abbòzzo, first-person singular past historic abbozzài, past participle abbozzàto, auxiliary avére)
- (transitive) to sketch
- (transitive) to outline
- (transitive) to rough-hew (a sculpture)
- Synonym: (more common) sbozzare
- (intransitive, colloquial) to grin and bear it [auxiliary avere]
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of abbozzàre (-are) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
Related terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
From a- + bozza (“stopper, backstay”) + -are.
Verb edit
abbozzàre (first-person singular present abbòzzo, first-person singular past historic abbozzài, past participle abbozzàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)
- (nautical) to stop, to stopper (a cable) (to temporarily secure under tension with a stopper, i.e. with another cable)
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of abbozzàre (-are) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)