Usage Note
Sparire ('to disappear') takes the auxiliary essere: è sparito nel nulla ('he vanished into thin air'). It is irregular in the present (sparisco, sparisci) following the -isc- pattern. Distinguish from scomparire, a near-synonym that can also mean 'to pass away'.
Examples
"Il gatto è sparito senza lasciare tracce."
Natural Translation
The cat disappeared without leaving any traces.
Literal Translation
The cat is disappeared without leaving traces.
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