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Parola del giorno | Word of the day
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Today's Parola del Giorno is the transitive verb, forare, which means to have a flat tire or to have a puncture.
The past participle is forato. Avere is used in compound tenses.
See the verb used below:
Mentre andava in macchina a Firenze, Rebecca, la cui macchina è proprio un rottame, ha forato tre volte. Presa dalla disperazione ha chiamato il meccanico che è giunto sul posto dopo ben due ore!
While driving to Florence, Rebecca, whose car is just a wreck, had a puncture three times. Overcome with desperation, she called the mechanic who arrived on the scene after well over two hours!