imbroccare
Italian edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Verb edit
imbroccàre (first-person singular present imbròcco, first-person singular past historic imbroccài, past participle imbroccàto, auxiliary avére)
- (transitive) to hit (a target in the middle)
- (transitive) to guess correctly
- (transitive, figurative, uncommon) to bump into, to encounter (a person) (in an opportune moment or place)
- (transitive, regional, northern Italy) to take (a particular street)
- Synonym: imboccare
- (intransitive, botany) to bud (of a fruit plant) [auxiliary avere]
- (intransitive, hunting) to perch (of a bird) [auxiliary avere]
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of imbroccàre (-are) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
imbroccàre (first-person singular present imbròcco, first-person singular past historic imbroccài, past participle imbroccàto, auxiliary avére)
- (transitive, shoemaking) to affix (the upper of a shoe) on a last (using wooden or metal pins)
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of imbroccàre (-are) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)