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inoltrare

to forward

verb een-ol-TRAH-reh Rare
Communication Technology

Also means

to send on

Usage Note

Inoltrare means to forward a message, document, or request to someone else: inoltrare un'email (to forward an email), inoltrare una domanda (to submit/forward an application). It takes avere. In bureaucratic Italian, inoltrare istanza (to submit a petition) is a set phrase. It is distinct from spedire (to send/dispatch) in that it implies passing something along a chain.

Examples

"Puoi inoltrare questa email al direttore?"

Natural Translation

Can you forward this email to the director?

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