risultare
to result
verb ree-zool-TAH-reh Common
Origin: Latin resultare (to spring back, resound)
Also means
to turn out
Usage Note
Risultare is often used in official or administrative Italian to mean 'it appears that' or 'it turns out' — mi risulta che ('as far as I know', literally 'it results to me that'). It takes essere as its auxiliary. Distinguish from ottenere un risultato ('to obtain a result') where risultato is the noun.
Examples
"Il progetto risulta difficile da completare."
Natural Translation
The project turns out to be difficult to complete.
Literal Translation
The project results difficult to complete.
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