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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