atterrare

Meaning

  1. (transitive) to knock down, to throw down
  2. (figuratively, transitive) to humiliate, to mortify
  3. (intransitive) to land (of an aircraft, ship, spaceship, etc.)
  4. (intransitive) to land (of a gymnast or skier)

Synonyms

posarsi a terra

stendere a terra

prendere terra

buttar giù

Frequency

C1
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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