atterrare
Meaning
- (transitive) to knock down, to throw down
- (figuratively, transitive) to humiliate, to mortify
- (intransitive) to land (of an aircraft, ship, spaceship, etc.)
- (intransitive) to land (of a gymnast or skier)
Concepts
push down
to land
Synonyms
posarsi a terra
stendere a terra
prendere terra
buttar giù
Translations
Frequency
Hyphenated as
at‧ter‧rà‧re
Pronounced as (IPA)
/at.terˈra.re/
Etymology
From a- + terra + -are. Sense 3 "to land (of an aircraft, ship, etc.)" is a calque of French atterrer.
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