incastrare

to fit together

verb een-kahs-TRAH-reh Rare

Origin: From incassare variant / from castro (notch, groove) — to fit into a slot or groove.

Also means

to trap (someone)

Usage Note

Incastrare has two main meanings: the physical sense of fitting pieces together (a puzzle piece, a joint in carpentry — incastrare i pezzi) and the figurative/colloquial sense of framing or trapping someone: mi hanno incastrato (they set me up / framed me). The reflexive incastrarsi means to get stuck or wedged: la chiave si è incastrata nella serratura (the key got stuck in the lock). Auxiliary: avere (transitive) or essere (reflexive).

Examples

"Riesci a incastrare questi pezzi del puzzle?"

Natural Translation

Can you fit these puzzle pieces together?

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