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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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