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sventolare

to wave

verb zven-toh-LAH-reh Rare

Also means

to flutter

Usage Note

Sventolare takes avere as its auxiliary, both transitively (sventolare una bandiera — 'to wave a flag') and intransitively (la bandiera sventolava — 'the flag was fluttering'). It vividly evokes the motion of flags, scarves, or sheets in the wind.

Examples

"La folla sventolava le bandiere con entusiasmo."

Natural Translation

The crowd waved the flags enthusiastically.

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