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mozzare

to cut off; to chop off

verb moht-TSAH-reh Rare

Usage Note

Mozzare means to cut something off abruptly, especially a limb, tail, or head. It appears in the common idiom mozzare il fiato (to take one's breath away), used to describe something breathtakingly beautiful or shocking: uno spettacolo che mozza il fiato. It follows the regular -are conjugation.

Examples

"Il paesaggio ci ha mozzato il fiato."

Natural Translation

The landscape took our breath away.

Literal Translation

The landscape to-us cut-off the breath.

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