sorvolare

Meaning

  1. (transitive) to fly over; to overfly
  2. (rare, transitive) to neglect; to pass over
  3. (intransitive) to not dwell on, to gloss over [with su ‘a topic considered secondary or uncomfortable’]
  4. (informal, intransitive) to let go; to leave alone
  5. (intransitive, rare) to fly over

Frequency

31k
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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