Italian edit

Etymology edit

Calque of French remplacer, from ri- +‎ impiazzare. Cognate to English reimplace, Catalan reemplaçar and Spanish reemplazar.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /rim.pjatˈt͡sa.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: rim‧piaz‧zà‧re

Verb edit

rimpiazzàre (first-person singular present rimpiàzzo, first-person singular past historic rimpiazzài, past participle rimpiazzàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to replace, to substitute for (a person)
  2. (transitive, uncommon) to replace (an object)
  3. (sports) to send someone packing, send someone to the showers
    Synonyms: rimuovere, espellere
  4. (figurative) to fire

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