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azzoppare

to lame

verb ahd-dzop-PAH-reh Rare

Also means

to cripple

Usage Note

Azzoppare means to make lame or to hobble — originally used of animals (a horse that has been lamed), and extended to people and figuratively to organisations or plans: azzoppare un progetto (to cripple a project). It conjugates regularly as a first-conjugation (-are) verb.

Examples

"Ha azzoppato il cavallo per sbaglio."

Natural Translation

He lamed the horse by mistake.

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