ritwittare

to retweet

verb ree-tweet-TAH-reh Rare

Usage Note

Ritwittare is an Italian neologism borrowed from English 'retweet', conjugated as a regular -are verb. Like many social-media loanwords in Italian it is informal and primarily written. The English noun retweet is generally used instead of a native derivation.

Examples

"Ho ritwittato il tuo messaggio stamattina."

Natural Translation

I retweeted your message this morning.

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