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ricondurre

to trace back, to lead back

verb ree-kon-DOOR-reh Rare
Mind & Emotions Mental States

Also means

to bring back

Usage Note

Ricondurre is an irregular verb conjugated like condurre (itself from Latin conducere): riconduco, riconduce, ricondussi. It takes avere as its auxiliary. In academic and journalistic writing it commonly appears in the reflexive construction si riconduce a ('it traces back to / is attributable to').

Examples

"Il problema si riconduce a una mancanza di fondi."

Natural Translation

The problem traces back to a lack of funds.

Literal Translation

The problem itself-traces-back to a lack of funds.

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