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fratturare

to fracture

verb fraht-too-RAH-reh Rare

Also means

to break

Usage Note

Fratturare means to crack or break a bone or rigid structure. It is commonly reflexive: si è fratturato il polso (he fractured his wrist). The auxiliary with reflexive use is essere; non-reflexive transitive use takes avere. The noun frattura (fracture) shares the same root.

Examples

"Ha fratturato il braccio cadendo."

Natural Translation

He fractured his arm falling.

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