impruare

Italian

Etymology

From im- (in-) + prua (bow (of a ship)) + -are.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /im.pruˈa.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: im‧pru‧à‧re

Verb

impruàre (first-person singular present imprùo, first-person singular past historic impruài, past participle impruàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (nautical, transitive) to cause (a ship) to pitch forward (with the bow lower than the stern; usually due to improper navigation or loading)

Conjugation

References

  • impruare in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
  • impruare in internazionale.it – Dizionario Italiano di Internazionale – Il Nuovo di Mauro
  • impruare in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
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