cumulare

to accumulate

verb koo-moo-LAH-reh Rare

Origin: From Latin cumulare, 'to heap up'.

Also means

to amass

Usage Note

Cumulare often appears in the phrase cumulare incarichi ('to hold multiple offices simultaneously'), which is regulated by Italian public-administration law. It takes avere as its auxiliary.

Examples

"Non è possibile cumulare due pensioni."

Natural Translation

It is not possible to accumulate two pensions.

Literal Translation

Not is possible to-accumulate two pensions.

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