esfumar

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Catalan[edit]

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From es- +‎ fum +‎ -ar. Compare Italian sfumare.

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esfumar (first-person singular present esfumo, first-person singular preterite esfumí, past participle esfumat)

  1. (transitive) to soften; to tone down
  2. (reflexive) to fade out; to vanish
  3. (reflexive, colloquial) to slip away (leave unnoticed)

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Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Italian sfumare.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /esfuˈmaɾ/ [es.fuˈmaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: es‧fu‧mar

Verb[edit]

esfumar (first-person singular present esfumo, first-person singular preterite esfumé, past participle esfumado)

  1. (transitive) to soften; to tone down
  2. (reflexive) to fade out; to vanish
  3. (reflexive, colloquial) to slip away (leave unnoticed)

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