Italian

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Etymology

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From s- (un-) +‎ bloccare (to block).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /zblokˈka.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: sbloc‧cà‧re

Verb

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sbloccàre (first-person singular present sblòcco, first-person singular past historic sbloccài, past participle sbloccàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to unblock
  2. (transitive) to free
  3. (intransitive, Italian billiards) to hit the opponent's ball with excessive force, so that it bounces back from the hole [auxiliary avere]

Conjugation

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