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sparare

shoot

verb spah-RAH-reh Less Common

Also means

fire

Usage Note

Sparare means to shoot or fire a weapon; you sparare a a target. Colloquially sparare cazzate (vulgar) or spararle grosse means 'to talk nonsense / exaggerate wildly', and sparare a zero is to criticize harshly; it takes avere.

Examples

"Il soldato ha sparato in aria."

Natural Translation

The soldier fired into the air.

Literal Translation

The soldier has shot in air.

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