Italian

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Etymology

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From ri- +‎ puntare.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ri.punˈta.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: ri‧pun‧tà‧re

Verb

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ripuntàre (first-person singular present ripùnto, first-person singular past historic ripuntài, past participle ripuntàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to push again, to lean again, to plant again
  2. (transitive) to point again, to direct again
  3. (transitive, intransitive) to bet again [auxiliary avere]
  4. (transitive, intransitive) to mark again with dots
  5. (intransitive) to head again (in a direction) [auxiliary avere]
  6. (intransitive) to aim again, to strive again [+ a (object) = towards] [auxiliary avere]
  7. (intransitive) to assault again, to attack again [+ contro (object)] [auxiliary avere]
  8. (intransitive) to count on again, to rely on again [auxiliary avere]
  9. (intransitive) to point again (of a gun dog) [auxiliary avere]

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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

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