paralizzare
to paralyse
verb pah-rah-leed-DZAH-reh Rare
Origin: From French paralyser, from Greek paralysis.
Also means
to paralyze
Usage Note
Paralizzare takes avere as auxiliary. It is used both literally (l'incidente lo ha paralizzato — the accident paralysed him) and figuratively for bringing something to a standstill (lo sciopero ha paralizzato la città — the strike paralysed the city). The double z is pronounced 'dz'.
Examples
"La paura l'ha paralizzata completamente."
Natural Translation
Fear paralysed her completely.
Literal Translation
Fear her-has paralysed completely.
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