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apparso

appeared

adjective ahp-PAR-soh Rare

Usage Note

Apparso is the past participle of apparire ('to appear'), used in compound tenses with essere: È apparso all'improvviso ('He appeared suddenly'). As an adjective it describes something that has come into view. Note the irregular participle — apparire gives apparso, not the expected -ito.

Examples

"Il sole è apparso tra le nuvole."

Natural Translation

The sun appeared through the clouds.

Literal Translation

The sun is appeared among the clouds.

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