sganciare
to unhook
verb zgan-CHAH-reh Rare
Origin: From s- (privative prefix) + ganciare (to hook), from gancio (hook), of Germanic origin.
Also means
to drop (a bomb)
Usage Note
Sganciare literally means to unhook or detach a clasp; in military jargon it means to drop bombs (sganciare bombe). Colloquially it also means to fork out money (sganciare soldi = 'to cough up cash'). Past participle: sganciato.
Examples
"Ha sganciato il gancio del rimorchio."
Natural Translation
He unhooked the trailer's hitch.
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