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sgretolare

to crumble

verb zgreh-toh-LAH-reh Rare
Descriptions & Qualities Conditions

Also means

to disintegrate

Usage Note

Sgretolare takes avere as its auxiliary; the reflexive sgretolarsi means to crumble apart on its own. It is used for materials that break down into small fragments — plaster, cliffs, alliances. The prefix s- is intensifying here. A near-synonym is sbriciolare, which is preferred for food (bread crumbs).

Examples

"L'umidità ha sgretolato l'intonaco del muro."

Natural Translation

The damp crumbled the plaster off the wall.

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