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snellire

to streamline

verb znel-LEE-reh Rare
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Also means

to slim down

Usage Note

Snellire uses avere as its auxiliary. It can mean to physically slim a figure (snellire la silhouette) or, more commonly in formal and bureaucratic Italian, to streamline procedures — snellire le pratiche burocratiche. The reflexive snellirsi means to slim oneself or to become leaner.

Examples

"Dobbiamo snellire le procedure amministrative."

Natural Translation

We need to streamline the administrative procedures.

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