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Etymology edit

From Latin intercurrere.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /in.terˈkor.re.re/
  • Rhymes: -orrere
  • Hyphenation: in‧ter‧cór‧re‧re

Verb edit

intercórrere (first-person singular present intercórro, first-person singular past historic intercórsi, past participle intercórso, auxiliary èssere) [auxiliary essere]

  1. (with [tra or fra] or [da and a]) (of time) to pass
    fra i due avvenimenti intercorsero circa dieci anni
    about two years passed between the two events
    da un episodio all'altro intercorsero alcuni giorni
    a few days passed from one episode to the other
  2. (with tra or fra) to be between two points in space; to mark a distance
    fra le colonne intercorrono cinque metri
    there are five meters between the columns
  3. (with [tra or fra] or con) (of an interpersonal relationship) to exist
    con il presidente intercorre un ottimo rapporto
    there is an excellent relationship with the president
    • 2020, “Le parole dell'estate 2020 [The words of summer 2020]”, in Treccani[1]:
      Ernia usa una metafora calcistica per rappresentare la tensione che intercorre tra lui e l’amata: il “Superclassico” è infatti la rivalità storica che nel calcio si concretizza quando le due squadre di Buenos Aires, River Plate e Boca Juniors, si sfidano nel derby.
      Ernia uses a soccer metaphor to represent the tension that exists between him and his beloved: the "Superclassical" is in fact the historical rivalry that in soccer materializes when the two teams of Buenos Aires, River Plate and Boca Juniors compete in the derby.

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