invadere

invade

verb een-VAH-deh-reh Less Common

Origin: from Latin invadere, 'to go into'

Usage Note

Invadere means to invade, militarily or figuratively (a smell that invade la stanza, 'fills the room'). It has an irregular past participle, invaso, and past tense invasi. Watch the single d.

Examples

"L'esercito vuole invadere il paese."

Natural Translation

The army wants to invade the country.

Literal Translation

The-army wants to-invade the country.

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