Italian

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Etymology

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From Latin dētrahere, dētrahō, probably a borrowing.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /deˈtrar.re/
  • Rhymes: -arre
  • Hyphenation: de‧tràr‧re

Verb

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detràrre (first-person singular present detràggo, first-person singular past historic detràssi, past participle detràtto, first-person singular imperfect detraévo, auxiliary avére) [+ da (object) = from]

  1. to deduct
    Synonyms: levare, sottrarre
  2. (figurative) to take away
    Synonyms: levare, sottrarre
  3. (literary) to defame, to slander
    Synonym: diffamare

Conjugation

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