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affollare

to crowd

verb ahf-fol-LAH-reh Rare

Also means

to pack

Usage Note

Affollare is a regular first-conjugation verb. The reflexive affollarsi is extremely common: la piazza si affollava di turisti ('the square was filling up with tourists'). The past participle affollato functions as an adjective meaning 'crowded' (il treno è affollato = 'the train is packed').

Examples

"I turisti affollano le strade del centro."

Natural Translation

Tourists crowd the streets of the centre.

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