What does cavare in Italian mean?

What is the meaning of the word cavare in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use cavare in Italian.

The word cavare in Italian means remove, extract, get, obtain, elude, shirk, rid of, take sbd's eyes out, to make an effort to get someone to say something, get blood out of a stone, get nowhere, get nowhere, achieve nothing. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word cavare

remove, extract

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (tirar fuori, togliere)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Farsi cavare un dente senza anestesia è un supplizio che non augurerei a nessuno.
Having a tooth extracted without anaesthesia is a form of torture I wouldn't wish on anyone.

get, obtain

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (figurato (ricavare, ottenere)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Non caverai fuori nulla da lui: è muto come una tomba.
You won't get anything out of him: he's as silent as the grave.

elude, shirk

verbo riflessivo o intransitivo pronominale (togliersi da [qc], levarsi [qc])

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Voglio cavarmi le scarpe dopo una giornata così intensa.
After a day like this, I just want to get out of my shoes.

rid of

verbo riflessivo o intransitivo pronominale (figurato (voglia: levarsi, soddisfare)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Mi sono cavato la voglia di dirgli quello che pensavo.
I rid myself of the desire to tell him exactly what I thought.

take sbd's eyes out

to make an effort to get someone to say something

get blood out of a stone

get nowhere

(to accomplish nothing)

get nowhere, achieve nothing

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (idiomatico, figurato (non concludere nulla)

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