vertere
to concern
verb VER-teh-reh Rare
Origin: From Latin vertere, 'to turn'.
Also means
to be about
Usage Note
Vertere is used almost exclusively in the construction vertere su ('to turn on / to be about a topic'), as in la discussione verte sulla legge ('the discussion concerns the law'). It is formal and literary; everyday Italian uses riguardare or trattare di.
Examples
"La discussione verte su un problema tecnico."
Natural Translation
The discussion concerns a technical problem.

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