scansare

From s- (“intensifying prefix”) +‎ archaic or literary cansare (from Latin campsāre (“to turn or sail around a place”), related to Ancient Greek κάμπτω (kámptō, “I turn”)).

• IPA^(key): /skanˈsa.re/
• Rhymes: -are
• Hyphenation: scan‧sà‧re

scansàre (first-person singular present scànso, first-person singular past historic scansài, past participle scansàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

1. to pull

   scansare il divano dal muro ― to pull the couch (away) from the wall

2. to dodge, sidestep
3. to shirk, avoid (a bad situation, person, etc.)

   scansare il pericolo ― to avoid danger

   scansare il nemico ― to avoid the enemy

   abbiamo scansato la nostra sorte sventurata

   we avoided our hapless fate

• scansamento
• scansarsi
• scansatore

• scanserà