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addentrare

to go deep into

verb ahd-den-TRAH-reh Rare
Travel & Places Movement

Also means

to penetrate

Usage Note

Addentrare (or more commonly the reflexive addentrarsi) means to go deeper into a place, subject, or situation: addentrarsi nella foresta ('to go deep into the forest'), addentrarsi in un argomento ('to delve into a topic'). The reflexive form with essere is standard; the non-reflexive transitive use is less common.

Examples

"Si è addentrato nella foresta senza una mappa."

Natural Translation

He went deep into the forest without a map.

Literal Translation

Himself is gone-deep into-the forest without a map.

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