truccare

== Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /trukˈka.re/ Rhymes: -are Hyphenation: truc‧cà‧re === Etymology 1 === From French truquer. ==== Verb ==== truccàre (first-person singular present trùcco, first-person singular past historic truccài, past participle truccàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive) to soup up (a car, an engine) to fix, to rig (a game, an election, etc.) to alter the appearance or function of (something) in order to deceive others; to tamper with, to manipulate Synonyms: manomettere, alterare, falsificare, manipolare truccare le carte da gioco ― to mark the playing cards truccare i dadi ― to load the dice truccare un'auto ― to soup up a car to temporarily improve the physical appearance of; to make up Synonym: imbellettare truccare le labbra col rossetto ― to make up one's lips with lipstick truccare la modella per la sfilata ― to make up the model for the fashion show to make (someone) look different; to disguise Synonyms: camuffare, travestire, mascherare truccare l'attore da vecchio ― to disguise the actor as an old man ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Derived terms ===== struccare truccarsi ==== References ==== truccare2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana === Etymology 2 === From Occitan trucar (“hit strike”), from Vulgar Latin *trūdicāre. ==== Alternative forms ==== trucchiare, trucciare (archaic) ==== Verb ==== truccàre (first-person singular present trùcco, first-person singular past historic truccài, past participle truccàto, auxiliary avére) (intransitive, billiards, bocce) to knock away the opponent's ball with one's own (transitive, uncommon) to cheat (someone) ===== Conjugation ===== ==== References ==== truccare1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana