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promuovere

promote

verb proh-MWOH-veh-reh Less Common
People & Society Work

Origin: from Latin 'promovere'

Also means

pass (an exam)

Usage Note

Promuovere is irregular like muovere, giving the past participle promosso. Beyond 'promote' a product or idea, in school it means to pass a student to the next year, so essere promosso is the happy opposite of essere bocciato ('to be failed').

Examples

"Vogliono promuovere il nuovo prodotto."

Natural Translation

They want to promote the new product.

Literal Translation

They-want to-promote the new product.

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