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smascherare

to unmask

verb zmah-skeh-RAH-reh Rare

Also means

to expose

Usage Note

Smascherare literally means to remove a mask, but is almost always used figuratively to mean exposing a fraud, liar, or deception. Say Il giornalista ha smascherato la truffa ('The journalist exposed the scam'). It takes avere as its auxiliary.

Examples

"Il detective ha smascherato il colpevole."

Natural Translation

The detective unmasked the culprit.

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