spezzare una lancia
Italian
Etymology
Literally, “to break a spear.” Compare French rompre une lance.
Verb
spezzàre una lancia (first-person singular present spèzzo una lancia, first-person singular past historic spezzài una lancia, past participle spezzàto una lancia, auxiliary avére)
- (transitive with su or per or a favore di or in favore di) to plead (someone's) cause; to come to (someone's) defense
- Synonyms: sostenere, patrocinare; see also Thesaurus:appoggiare
- 2024, Masterchef Italia, season 13, episode 19, spoken by Bruno Barbieri:
- Voglio spezzare una lancia anche sugli altri tre. Cioè, nel senso che, loro hanno fatto tre piatti eccelsi...
- I also want to make the case for the other three. I mean, in the sense that, they made three exceptional dishes...
Conjugation
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