sorvolare
Meaning
- (transitive) to fly over; to overfly
- (rare, transitive) to neglect; to pass over
- (intransitive) to not dwell on, to gloss over [with su ‘a topic considered secondary or uncomfortable’]
- (informal, intransitive) to let go; to leave alone
- (intransitive, rare) to fly over
Synonyms
trovarsi al di la
volare oltre
volare intorno
Translations
Frequency
Hyphenated as
sor‧vo‧là‧re
Pronounced as (IPA)
/sor.voˈla.re/
Etymology
From sor- + volare (“to fly”). First attested in the 14th century. Compare French survoler.
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