governare

politics govern, rule

nautical term steer

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governare v.tr.

1 to govern, to rule: governare un paese, to govern (o to rule) a country; un monarca costituzionale regna, ma non governa, a constitutional monarch reigns but does not govern; governare una chiesa, to rule over a church; governare male, to misgovern

2 (dirigere, amministrare) to manage, to conduct, to control, to run*, to direct: governare una scuola, un'azienda, to run a school, a business; (fin.) governare una banca, to govern a bank

3 (badare a, prendersi cura di) to look after (s.o., sthg.), to take* care of (s.o., sthg.): governare la casa, to run (o to look after) the home

4 (fig.) (dominare) to control: governare le proprie passioni, to control (o to curb o to bridle) one's passions

5 (animali) to look after, to take* care of; to tend: governare un cavallo, to take care of a horse; governare mucche, pecore al pascolo, to pasture cows, sheep

6 (mar., aut.) to steer: governare una barca, una nave, to steer (o to handle) a boat, a ship; un'auto difficile da governare, a difficult car to steer

7 (aer.) to control: un aereo difficile da governare, a difficult plane to pilot

8 (una fornace) to stoke

9 (vino) to reinforce with must (of selected grapes)

◆ v. intr. (di natante, mantenere la rotta) to steer: nave che non governa più, ship that refuses to steer (o that no longer answers the helm).

◘ governarsi v.rifl.

1 (dominarsi) to control oneself

2 (regolarsi) to act, to behave: non sappiamo come governarci in questo caso, we don't know how to act (o what to do) in this case.

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[gover'nare] 1.

verbo transitivo

1) to govern, to rule [paese, popolo]

2) (amministrare) to manage, to run* [azienda]

governare la casa — to keep house, to run a household

3) (guidare) to navigate, to steer [nave, barca]; to drive* [veicolo]

4) (custodire) to take* care of, to look after, to tend [bestiame]

2.

verbo intransitivo (aus. avere) [capo di stato] to govern, to rule

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governare

/gover'nare/ [1]

I verbo transitivo

 1 to govern, to rule [paese, popolo]

 2 (amministrare) to manage, to run* [azienda]; governare la casa to keep house, to run a household

 3 (guidare) to navigate, to steer [nave, barca]; to drive* [veicolo]

 4 (custodire) to take* care of, to look after, to tend [bestiame]

II verbo intransitivo

 (aus. avere) [capo di stato] to govern, to rule.