ricalcare

Italian

Etymology

From Latin recalcāre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ri.kalˈka.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: ri‧cal‧cà‧re

Verb

ricalcàre (first-person singular present ricàlco, first-person singular past historic ricalcài, past participle ricalcàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. to trace again, to retrace
  2. (also figurative) to follow (someone's footsteps)
  3. to trace, to transfer (a drawing)
  4. to imitate, to reproduce
  5. to press harder (e.g. one's hat onto one's head)

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