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intercorrere

to elapse

verb een-ter-KOR-reh-reh Rare
Time Time Expressions

Also means

to exist between

Usage Note

Intercorrere always takes essere as its auxiliary and is used almost exclusively in the third person (intercorre, intercorrono). It describes time elapsing between two points (tra i due eventi intercorrono tre anni) or a relationship existing between things (intercorre un legame tra loro).

Examples

"Tra i due eventi intercorrono dieci anni."

Natural Translation

Ten years elapse between the two events.

Literal Translation

Between the two events elapse ten years.

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