acciuffare

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acciuffare

  • /att͡ʃufˈfare/

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deriva da ciuffo

verb acciuffarsi (coniugazione) · avere · acciuffando · acciuffante · acciuffato · acciuffo

  1. afferrare per i capelli

Similar: abbrancare, acchiappare, afferrare, agguantare, catturare, cogliere, ghermire, prendere, arrestare, bloccare, beccare, pescare · Opposite: lasciare, mollare, liberare

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In English

  • bust (slang) to arrest for a crime
  • cop to capture, to take (informal)
  • grab to restrain someone; to arrest
  • pinch to arrest or capture

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@misc{acciuffare_2026,
  title = {acciuffare},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/it/acciuffare},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}