Italian

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Etymology

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From ri- +‎ piegare, cf. also Latin replicō, replicāre.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ri.pjeˈɡa.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: ri‧pie‧gà‧re

Verb

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ripiegàre (first-person singular present ripiègo or ripiégo[1], first-person singular past historic ripiegài, past participle ripiegàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to fold (again)
  2. (transitive) to fold up
  3. (transitive) to lower (the head)
  4. (intransitive, military) to retreat, to fall back [auxiliary avere]
  5. (intransitive, figurative) to fall back [with su ‘on’] [auxiliary avere]

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ ripiego in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)