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rivelare

reveal

verb ree-veh-LAH-reh Less Common

Also means

disclose

Usage Note

Rivelare means to disclose a secret or truth; reflexively, rivelarsi means 'to turn out to be', as in si è rivelato un errore ('it turned out to be a mistake'). It is a near-synonym of svelare but carries a slightly more dramatic, momentous tone.

Examples

"Non voglio rivelare il segreto."

Natural Translation

I don't want to reveal the secret.

Literal Translation

Not I-want reveal the secret.

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