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testimoniare

to testify

verb teh-stee-moh-NYAH-reh Rare
People & Society Law

Origin: From Latin testimonium (testimony).

Also means

to bear witness

Usage Note

Testimoniare takes avere as its auxiliary and is commonly used in legal contexts (testimoniare in tribunale — to testify in court) as well as in figurative ones (la storia testimonia questo fatto — 'history bears witness to this fact'). The related noun is testimone (witness) and testimonianza (testimony).

Examples

"Ha testimoniato davanti al giudice."

Natural Translation

He testified before the judge.

Literal Translation

He-has testified in-front of the judge.

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