enfiare

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Italian[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Latin īnflāre.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /enˈfja.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: en‧fià‧re

Verb[edit]

enfiàre (first-person singular present énfio, first-person singular past historic enfiài, past participle enfiàto, auxiliary (transitive) avére or (intransitive) èssere)

  1. (uncommon, transitive) to inflate, to cause to swell
    Synonym: gonfiare
  2. (Tuscan or archaic, intransitive) to inflate, to swell, to swell up [auxiliary essere]
    Synonym: gonfiarsi

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Further reading[edit]

  • enfiare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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