abbozzare
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ab.botˈt͡sa.re/
- Rhymes: -are
- Hyphenation: ab‧boz‧zà‧re
Etymology 1
From a- + bozza (“draft, proof”) + -are.
Verb
abbozzàre (first-person singular present abbòzzo, first-person singular past historic abbozzài, past participle abbozzàto, auxiliary avére)
- (transitive) to sketch
- (transitive) to outline
- (transitive) to rough-hew (a sculpture)
- Synonym: (more common) sbozzare
- (intransitive, colloquial) to grin and bear it [auxiliary avere]
Conjugation
Conjugation of abbozzàre (-are) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
Related terms
Etymology 2
From a- + bozza (“stopper, backstay”) + -are.
Verb
abbozzàre (first-person singular present abbòzzo, first-person singular past historic abbozzài, past participle abbozzàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)
- (nautical) to stop, to stopper (a cable) (to temporarily secure under tension with a stopper, i.e. with another cable)
Conjugation
Conjugation of abbozzàre (-are) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)