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dimostrare

demonstrate

verb dee-moh-STRAH-reh Less Common
Communication

Origin: from Latin 'demonstrare'

Also means

prove

Usage Note

Dimostrare means to show or prove, but it has a useful colloquial sense about apparent age: non dimostra la sua età means 'he doesn't look his age'. Mathematicians use it to 'prove' a theorem (dimostrare un teorema).

Examples

"Devo dimostrare la verità."

Natural Translation

I must prove the truth.

Literal Translation

I-must to-prove the truth.

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