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bersagliare

to bombard

verb ber-sah-LYAH-reh Rare

Also means

to pelt

Usage Note

Bersagliare literally means to shoot at a target repeatedly, but is most common figuratively: bersagliare di domande means 'to bombard with questions.' The Bersaglieri are Italy's elite light infantry known for rapid movement. Auxiliary is avere.

Examples

"I giornalisti lo bersagliarono di domande."

Natural Translation

The journalists bombarded him with questions.

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