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svuotare

to empty

verb zvwoh-TAH-reh Rare

Also means

to drain

Usage Note

Svuotare uses avere as auxiliary: ho svuotato il secchio (I emptied the bucket). It is the prefixed form of vuotare (same meaning), both common and interchangeable in everyday usage. The adjective vuoto (empty) is the base. Colloquially, svuotarsi (reflexive) describes feeling emotionally drained.

Examples

"Ho svuotato il bidone della spazzatura."

Natural Translation

I emptied the rubbish bin.

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