incalzare

Italian (Fiorentino)

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) to chase, to follow closely, to be hot on somebody's heels, to ply, to press
  • (transitive) (with con or su) to pressure someone
  • (ambitransitive) to arrive or run by impetuously
  • (ambitransitive) of time, etc. to advance quickly; to approach
  • (transitive) of a tempo to quicken

Etymology

Inherited from Latin *incalciāre, calx (heel, limestone, lime, pebble, chalk, game counter, mortar).

Origin

Latin

calx

Gloss

heel, limestone, lime, pebble, chalk, game counter, mortar

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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