accattare

Signification (Anglais)

  1. (intransitive) to beg (for money, food, etc.)
  2. (transitive) to beg for
  3. (derogatory, transitive) to go looking for
  4. (transitive) to scrounge or cadge
  5. (archaic, regional, transitive) to buy
  6. (archaic, regional, transitive) to find, to obtain, to receive, to accrue
  7. (archaic, transitive) to force a loan on (typically in reference to the state)

Synonymes

chiedere l’elemosina

fare l’accattone

Coupé comme
ac‧cat‧tà‧re
Prononcé comme (IPA)
/ak.katˈta.re/
Étymologie (Anglais)

From a merger of Vulgar Latin *accaptāre (“to take, accept”), *accattāre (“to watch, heed”) and *accapitāre (“to grab, catch”).

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