scansare

Italian

Etymology

From s- (“intensifying prefix”) +‎ archaic or literary cansare (from Latin campsāre (“to turn or sail around a place”), related to Ancient Greek κάμπτω (kámptō, “I turn”)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /skanˈsa.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: scan‧sà‧re

Verb

scansàre (first-person singular present scànso, first-person singular past historic scansài, past participle scansàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. to pull
    scansare il divano dal muro ― to pull the couch (away) from the wall
  2. to dodge, sidestep
  3. to shirk, avoid (a bad situation, person, etc.)
    scansare il pericolo ― to avoid danger
    scansare il nemico ― to avoid the enemy
    abbiamo scansato la nostra sorte sventurata
    we avoided our hapless fate

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