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presentare

to present

verb preh-zen-TAH-reh Common

Also means

to introduce

Usage Note

Presentare takes avere as auxiliary: ho presentato. Presentare qualcuno means 'to introduce someone'; presentare una domanda means 'to submit an application'. The reflexive presentarsi means 'to introduce oneself' or 'to show up / appear': si è presentato tardi (he showed up late).

Examples

"Ti presento mia sorella Maria."

Natural Translation

Let me introduce you to my sister Maria.

Literal Translation

To-you I-introduce my sister Maria.

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