nascondere

hide

verb nah-SKOHN-deh-reh Less Common

Origin: from Latin 'abscondere', to hide away

Also means

conceal

Usage Note

Nascondere is irregular, with the past participle nascosto and first person nascondo. Reflexively nascondersi means to hide oneself, and it pairs with a for the person kept in the dark: nascondere qualcosa a qualcuno.

Examples

"Il bambino si nasconde dietro la porta."

Natural Translation

The child hides behind the door.

Literal Translation

The child himself hides behind the door.

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