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sparire

disappear

verb spah-REE-reh Less Common

Also means

vanish

Usage Note

Sparire means to vanish and takes essere in compound tenses: è sparito ('he disappeared'). Italians use the imperative sparisci! to snap 'get lost!', and sparire dalla circolazione means to drop out of sight.

Examples

"Il gatto è sparito di nuovo."

Natural Translation

The cat has disappeared again.

Literal Translation

The cat is disappeared of new.

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