scansare

Definitions of scansare
  1. verb
    give an incentive for action
    synonyms: aizzare, articolare, incentivare, intenerire, motivare, spostare
    commuovere, emozionare, fare impressione, impressionare
    have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
    commuovere, compungere, impietosire, muovere, portare, rimordere, trafiggere
    arouse sympathy or compassion in
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    cagionare, causare, creare, dare origine, determinare, fare, produrre, provocare, sfociare
    give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
  2. verb
    follow a procedure or take a course
    synonyms: spostare
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    lavorare
    proceed towards a goal or along a path or through an activity
    arrischiarsi
    proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers
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    agire, attivarsi, compiere, effettuare, eseguire, esercitare, fare, muoversi, operare, realizzare
    perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
  3. verb
    avoid (one's assigned duties)
    synonyms: evitare, fuggire
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    astenersi, evitare, fuggire
    refrain from doing something
  4. verb
    stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something
    synonyms: astenersi, evitare, fuggire, guardarsi, schivare
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    affrontare, confrontarsi
    deal with (something unpleasant) head on
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    costeggiare, eludere, ingannare
    avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
    scampare, sfiatare, sfogarsi, sfuggire
    fail to experience
    barcamenarsi, difendere, scampare, sfiatare, sfogarsi, sfuggire
    escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action
    astenersi, evitare, fuggire, guardarsi
    avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of
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