piombare

Meaning

1. (intransitive) to pounce (on); to swoop (down) (on)
2. (intransitive) to fall precipitously
3. (intransitive) to arrive unexpectedly; to turn up
4. (transitive) to seal (originally with lead)
5. (transitive) to fill (teeth)
6. (intransitive) to befall
7. (transitive, uncommon) to drop violently, to throw down
8. (figuratively, transitive) to plunge (e.g. into chaos)

Concepts

seal

🦭

descend

lead

assail

fall

plumb

Synonyms

sigillare

scagliarsi

apparire improvvisamente

impiombare

apporre i sigilli

munire di piombi

Translations

plomber

caer

sombrer

tomber

desplomarse

empastar

emplomar

arriver

lacrar

🦭

sellar

plombieren

precintar

verbleien

descendre en piqué

plomberen

Hyphenated as

piom‧bà‧re

Pronounced as (IPA)

/pjomˈba.re/

Etymology

From piombo + -are.