sfogare

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From s- +‎ foga +‎ -are.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /sfoˈɡa.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: sfo‧gà‧re

Verb[edit]

sfogàre (first-person singular present sfògo or (traditional) sfógo[1], first-person singular past historic sfogài, past participle sfogàto, auxiliary (intransitive) èssere or (transitive) avére)

  1. (intransitive) to flow out, escape (of a gas or fluid) [auxiliary essere]
  2. (transitive) to manifest, to unleash (anger, hatred, one's temper, etc.) [auxiliary avere]
  3. (intransitive, figurative) to vent, to manifest (e.g. of popular anger) [auxiliary essere]
  4. (intransitive) to run its course (of a sickness) [auxiliary essere]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ sfogo in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Further reading[edit]

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