Also means
to make out (barely)
Usage Note
Intravedere is a compound of tra (between/through) + vedere (to see), meaning to see something only partially or briefly — a shadowy figure, a glimmer of hope. It conjugates like vedere (irregular): intravedo, intravedevo, intravidi. The past participle is intravisto (or intraveduto, rarer).
Examples
"Ho intravisto una figura nell'ombra."
Natural Translation
I caught a glimpse of a figure in the shadow.
Literal Translation
I-have glimpsed a figure in-the shadow.
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