Italian

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Etymology

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From Franco-Provençal empachar, from Old French empeechier (modern French empêcher).[1] Doublet of impedicare.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /im.patˈt͡ʃa.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: im‧pac‧cià‧re

Verb

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impacciàre (first-person singular present impàccio, first-person singular past historic impacciài, past participle impacciàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to hamper or hinder

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ impacciare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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