Italian

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Etymology

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From a- +‎ vento +‎ -are.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /av.venˈta.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: av‧ven‧tà‧re

Verb

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avventàre (first-person singular present avvènto, first-person singular past historic avventài, past participle avventàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive, literary) to fling or hurl
  2. (transitive, figurative) to venture or rush (judgments, opinions, etc.)
  3. (intransitive, literary) to be flashy, to make an impression

Conjugation

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Further reading

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

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