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inchiodare

to nail

verb een-kyoh-DAH-reh Rare

Also means

to pin down

Usage Note

Inchiodare literally means to nail something with nails (chiodi). Figuratively it means to pin someone to a spot or trap them — le prove lo inchiodano ('the evidence nails him'). Inchiodare i freni means to slam on the brakes hard. Takes avere as auxiliary.

Examples

"Ha inchiodato il quadro alla parete."

Natural Translation

He nailed the picture to the wall.

Literal Translation

He-has nailed the picture to-the wall.

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