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[kæ'streɪt] [AE 'kæstreɪt]verbo transitivo castrare [man, animal]; fig. mutilare, espurgare [ book]* * *[kæ'streit, ]( American[) 'kæstreit](to remove the sexual organs of (a male animal): The bull has been castrated.) castrare* * *[kæ'streɪt] [AE 'kæstreɪt]verbo transitivo castrare [man, animal]; fig. mutilare, espurgare [ book]
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