Italian

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Etymology

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From spalla +‎ -eggiare.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /spal.ledˈd͡ʒa.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: spal‧leg‧già‧re

Verb

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spalleggiàre (first-person singular present spalléggio, first-person singular past historic spalleggiài, past participle spalleggiàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. to back up, back, or support
  2. to have someone's back
  3. (military) to carry (someone) on the shoulders

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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

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