prevaricare
See also: prevaricaré
Italian
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin praevāricor.
Verb
prevaricàre (first-person singular present prevàrico, first-person singular past historic prevaricài, past participle prevaricàto, auxiliary avére)
- (intransitive) to abuse one's power [auxiliary avere]
- (intransitive) to take advantage of, to exploit [+ su (object)] [auxiliary avere]
- (transitive, literary) to transgress (a law, norm, etc.)
Usage notes
- This is a false friend. The verb to prevaricate is tergiversare.
Conjugation
Derived terms
Romanian
Declension
Declension of prevaricare
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (o) prevaricare | prevaricarea | (niște) prevaricări | prevaricările |
genitive/dative | (unei) prevaricări | prevaricării | (unor) prevaricări | prevaricărilor |
vocative | prevaricare, prevaricareo | prevaricărilor |
Spanish
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