Italian

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Etymology

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From ra- +‎ avviluppare.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /rav.vi.lupˈpa.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: rav‧vi‧lup‧pà‧re

Verb

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ravviluppàre (first-person singular present ravvilùppo, first-person singular past historic ravviluppài, past participle ravviluppàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive, intensive)

  1. to wrap, to wind (a rope, etc.)
  2. to wrap up (a ball of yarn, etc.) (usually chaotically)
  3. (figurative) to confuse, to entangle, to deceive
    Synonyms: aggrovigliare, intricare
  4. to envelop

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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

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