Italian edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /sterˈt͡sa.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: ster‧zà‧re

Etymology 1 edit

From sterzo (steering wheel) +‎ -are.

Verb edit

sterzàre (first-person singular present stèrzo, first-person singular past historic sterzài, past participle sterzàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive or intransitive, automotive) to steer [auxiliary avere]
  2. (intransitive, automotive, also figurative) to swerve [auxiliary avere]
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Etymology 2 edit

From s- +‎ terzo (third) +‎ -are.

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sterzàre (first-person singular present stèrzo, first-person singular past historic sterzài, past participle sterzàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. (archaic) to divide by three
  2. (archaic, historical) to compute (a tax) by averaging the three median proposals
  3. to decrease by one third
  4. (forestry) to thin out (a forest)
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