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sforare

to exceed

verb sfoh-RAH-reh Rare

Also means

to go over budget

Usage Note

Sforare means to go beyond a limit — a budget, a deadline, a time slot, or a page count. It is very common in journalism and broadcasting: Il programma ha sforato di dieci minuti ('The programme overran by ten minutes'). It takes avere as auxiliary and carries a mildly negative connotation of going over what was planned.

Examples

"Il progetto ha sforato il budget previsto."

Natural Translation

The project exceeded the planned budget.

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