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tremare

to tremble

verb treh-MAH-reh Rare
Body & Health Movement

Origin: Latin tremere (to tremble)

Also means

to shake

Usage Note

Tremare is used for physical shivering from cold or fear (trema dal freddo) and for trembling ground or structures (la terra tremava). It takes avere as auxiliary when expressing duration, but essere is also sometimes found in literary use. The noun is tremore (tremor, shiver).

Examples

"Tremava di freddo sotto la pioggia."

Natural Translation

She was trembling with cold in the rain.

Literal Translation

She-trembled from cold under the rain.

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