spiovere

spiovere

Italian

Etymology

    From s- +‎ piovere.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈspjɔ.ve.re/
    • Rhymes: -ɔvere
    • Hyphenation: spiò‧ve‧re

    Verb

    spiòvere (first-person singular present spiòvo, first-person singular past historic spiòvvi, past participle spiovùto, auxiliary (all uses) èssere or (alternatively when impersonal) avére) (intransitive)

    1. (impersonal) to stop raining [auxiliary essere or avere]
    2. to flow downwards [auxiliary essere]
    3. to droop; to hang down [with su] [auxiliary essere]
      i capelli le spiovevano sulle spalle
      her hair rested on her shoulders
    4. (sports, especially soccer) to fall or land (in a specified area) [auxiliary essere] (of a ball)
      la palla spiove in area di rigore
      the ball is landing out of bounds

    Usage notes

    • In non-impersonal use, the composed tenses are rare (and are disallowed by Treccani but not by Hoepli).

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