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frantumare

to shatter

verb frahn-too-MAH-reh Rare

Also means

to smash

Usage Note

Frantumare describes breaking something violently into many pieces; it is more emphatic than rompere (to break). The reflexive frantumars i means 'to shatter' (intransitively): il vetro si è frantumato. Conjugates with avere when transitive, essere in the reflexive.

Examples

"Ha frantumato il bicchiere contro il pavimento."

Natural Translation

He shattered the glass against the floor.

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