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smistare

to sort

verb zmee-STAH-reh Rare

Also means

to route

Usage Note

Smistare means to sort items into groups or to route them to the correct destination: smistare la posta ('to sort the mail'), smistare i bagagli ('to route the luggage'). In traffic management it describes directing flows of vehicles or people. The related noun is smistamento ('sorting, routing').

Examples

"I postini smistano le lettere ogni mattina."

Natural Translation

The postal workers sort the letters every morning.

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