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travalicare

to overstep

verb trah-vah-lee-KAH-reh Rare
People & Society Values

Also means

to transcend

Usage Note

Travalicare combines tra- ('across') + valicare ('to cross, surmount'). It is formal and usually figurative: travalicare i confini ('to overstep the boundaries'), travalicare i limiti del mandato ('to exceed the limits of one's mandate'). In a literal sense it means to cross a mountain pass, though this use is rare in modern Italian.

Examples

"Non si può travalicare i limiti della legge."

Natural Translation

One cannot overstep the limits of the law.

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