spiegare
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Italian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Latin explicāre. Doublet of esplicare, which was borrowed. Compare Albanian shpjegoj.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
spiegàre (first-person singular present spiègo or spiégo[1], first-person singular past historic spiegài, past participle spiegàto, auxiliary avére)
- (transitive) to explain, elucidate, expound, show, account, understand
- Synonyms: delucidare, illustrare, motivare, chiarire, dire, capire
- (transitive) to unfold, spread, open out, lay out, unfurl
- Synonyms: distendere, aprire
- Antonym: piegare
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of spiegàre (-are) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
Related terms[edit]
Related terms
References[edit]
- ^ spiego in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
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