sterzare

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sterˈt͡sa.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: ster‧zà‧re

Etymology 1

From sterzo (steering wheel) + -are.

Verb

sterzàre (first-person singular present stèrzo, first-person singular past historic sterzài, past participle sterzàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive or intransitive, automotive) to steer [auxiliary avere]
  2. (intransitive, automotive, also figurative) to swerve [auxiliary avere]
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Etymology 2

From s- + terzo (third) + -are.

Verb

sterzàre (first-person singular present stèrzo, first-person singular past historic sterzài, past participle sterzàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. (archaic) to divide by three
  2. (archaic, historical) to compute (a tax) by averaging the three median proposals
  3. to decrease by one third
  4. (forestry) to thin out (a forest)
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