impallare

Italian

Etymology

From im- +‎ palla +‎ -are.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /im.palˈla.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: im‧pal‧là‧re

Verb

impallàre (first-person singular present impàllo, first-person singular past historic impallài, past participle impallàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. (billiards) to block (the opponent) by putting one's ball so that it cannot be hit without contacting the cue ball or knocking over the pins (in Italian five-pin billiards)
  2. (figurative) to embarrass, to put in a difficult spot
  3. (slang, theater, television) to obstruct the view of (something)
  4. (informal, computing) to crash (a computer)

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