Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /im.patˈta.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: im‧pat‧tà‧re

Etymology 1

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From im- +‎ patta (tie, draw in cards game) +‎ -are, from Latin pactum (agreement, bargain, pact), from pacīscor (to bargain, to contract).

Verb

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impattàre (first-person singular present impàtto, first-person singular past historic impattài, past participle impattàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive, sports) to tie, to draw (a match)
  2. (intransitive, sports) to tie, to draw [auxiliary avere]
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Descendants
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  • Spanish: empatar

Etymology 2

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From impatto (impact) +‎ -are, a borrowing from English.

Verb

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impattàre (first-person singular present impàtto, first-person singular past historic impattài, past participle impattàto, auxiliary avére) (intransitive)

  1. to impact, to affect, to have an impact [+ su (object) = on]
  2. to impact, to bump [+ su (object) = into] (of a moving vehicle)
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Further reading

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  • impattare1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  • impattare2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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