Word of the Week
Written by admin on 1 March, 2009 – 8:04 pm -bocciare
to fail, to turn down, to reject
- bocciare una proposta di legge – to reject a (parliamentary) bill
- mi hanno bocciato in fisica – I failed physics
- è stato bocciato – he failed (eg to fail the school year)
As usual feel free to add your own expressions in the comments section.
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By Zeno on Mar 1, 2009 | Reply
“Bocciare” can also mean: to hit a car with one’s car. Or, as a sport expression (gioco delle bocce), it means to hit the challenger’s bowl (boccia) with one’s bowl, in order to get it out of the game.
By Mike Coyle on Mar 2, 2009 | Reply
@Zeno – Thanks. Good to learn other expressions.