Italian

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Etymology

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From Latin recalcāre.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ri.kalˈka.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: ri‧cal‧cà‧re

Verb

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ricalcàre (first-person singular present ricàlco, first-person singular past historic ricalcài, past participle ricalcàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. to trace again, to retrace
  2. (also figurative) to follow (someone's footsteps)
  3. to trace, to transfer (a drawing)
  4. to imitate, to reproduce
  5. to press harder (e.g. one's hat onto one's head)

Conjugation

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