azzeccare

Italian

Etymology

From Middle High German zecken. Compare dialectal German zecken (to tease) and Luxembourgish zecken.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /at.t͡sekˈka.re/

Verb

azzeccare

  1. (transitive) to hit, strike (a target)
    ho azzeccato il centro del bersaglioI hit the center of the target
  2. (transitive, figuratively) to guess, to hazard
    Synonym: indovinare
    sono riuscito ad azzeccare la risposta esatta
    I managed to guess the right answer

Conjugation

Derived terms

Further reading

  • azzeccare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  • azzeccare in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa

Tarantino

Verb

azzeccare

  1. to hit or strike (a target)
  2. to guess or hazard

Conjugation

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