What does affiorare in Italian mean?
What is the meaning of the word affiorare in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use affiorare in Italian.
The word affiorare in Italian means emerge, surface, emerge, surface, materialise. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word affiorare
emerge, surfaceverbo intransitivo (venire in superficie) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Dopo una settimana la carcassa dell'auto affiorò sulla superficie del lago. The car's body emerged from the lake after a week. |
emerge, surface, materialiseverbo intransitivo (figurato (divenire noto) (figurative) (intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.") Il volto di quella donna mi affiorò improvvisamente nella memoria. That woman's face suddenly materialised in my memory. |
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