Italian

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Etymology

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From vela +‎ -eggiare. Compare Portuguese velejar.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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veleggiàre (first-person singular present veléggio, first-person singular past historic veleggiài, past participle veleggiàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (intransitive) to sail [auxiliary avere]
    Synonym: navigare
  2. (intransitive) to glide [auxiliary avere]

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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

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