puntare

Meaning

  1. (transitive) to push, lean, rest, plant, brace
  2. (transitive) to point, direct, aim, sight, set
  3. (transitive) to bet, stake, gamble
  4. (transitive) to mark with dots
  5. (intransitive) to head (in a direction)
  6. (intransitive) to aim, to strive [with a ‘towards’]
  7. (intransitive) to assault, to attack [with contro]
  8. (intransitive) to count on, to rely on
  9. (intransitive) to point (of a gun dog)

Frequency

C1
Hyphenated as
pun‧tà‧re
Pronounced as (IPA)
/punˈta.re/
Etymology

From punta + -are or punto + -are.

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