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marchiare

to brand

verb mahr-KYAH-reh Rare
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Origin: Germanic marka (boundary mark)

Also means

to mark

Usage Note

Marchiare means to brand livestock with a hot iron, or more broadly to label or stigmatize someone — marchiare come criminale (to brand as a criminal). It takes avere as its auxiliary. The related noun is marchio (brand, trademark). Do not confuse with marchionare, which is not standard.

Examples

"Il contadino marchiò il bestiame."

Natural Translation

The farmer branded the livestock.

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