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spremere

to squeeze

verb SPREH-meh-reh Rare

Origin: From Latin exprimere (to press out).

Also means

to press, to wring

Usage Note

Spremere is a second-conjugation (-ere) verb and takes avere as auxiliary. It is used concretely (spremere un limone = to squeeze a lemon) and figuratively (spremersi il cervello = to rack one's brains, literally 'to squeeze one's brain'). The noun spremuta (freshly squeezed juice) is derived from its past participle.

Examples

"Ho spremuto un'arancia per la colazione."

Natural Translation

I squeezed an orange for breakfast.

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