stancare

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Uncertain. Related to French étancher, possibly reflecting a Vulgar Latin *stanticāre, from Latin stans, stantis (standing).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /stanˈka.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: stan‧cà‧re

Verb[edit]

stancàre (first-person singular present stànco, first-person singular past historic stancài, past participle stancàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. to tire, to fatigue
  2. to weaken (an opponent)
  3. to bore, to annoy
  4. (agriculture) to deplete (the soil)

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Further reading[edit]

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

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