vallata — meaning in English
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English meaning
- claim verb To state that something is true, often without having proved it yet.
- engulf verb To completely surround or cover something, often suddenly and overwhelmingly.
- occupy verb To live in, use, or take up a space.
- overwhelm verb To completely overpower someone or something, whether physically or emotionally.
- render verb To cause something to become a certain way.
- squat adj Short and thick-set; low and broad rather than tall.
- storm noun A period of violent weather with strong winds and often rain, thunder, or snow.
- subdue verb To bring a person, animal, or feeling under control, often by force or effort.
- take verb To reach out and get hold of something, or to remove or carry it away.
Senses
vallata is used for these senses in English:
- claim To demand ownership or right to use for land.
- engulf (transitive) To overwhelm.
- occupy (military) To have, or to have taken, possession or control of (a territory).
- overwhelm To overpower emotionally.
- render (transitive) To capture and turn over to another country secretly and extrajudicially.
- squat To sit close to the ground; to stoop, or lie close to the ground, for example to escape observation.
- storm (figurative, often, poetic) To assault or gain control or power over (someone's heart, mind, etc.).
- subdue (transitive) To bring (a country) under control by force.
claim — full definition
- verb To state that something is true, often without having proved it yet.
- verb To formally ask for something you believe you are owed or entitled to.
- noun A statement that something is true, especially one still to be proven.
- noun A formal request for money, property, or a right one believes is owed.