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concedere

grant

verb kohn-CHEH-deh-reh Common

Origin: from Latin 'concedere'

Also means

allow

Usage Note

Concedere means to grant or concede something, often a favour or permission, and takes an irregular past participle concesso. Reflexively, concedersi means to treat or allow oneself something, as in concedersi una pausa.

Examples

"Il giudice concede la parola."

Natural Translation

The judge grants the floor.

Literal Translation

The judge grants the word.

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