protendersi
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protèndersi (first-person singular present mi protèndo, first-person singular past historic mi protési, past participle protéso)
- reflexive of protendere
- (intransitive) (also with da or verso) to lean or stretch forward or out; to reach out
- 2013, F. Scott Fitzgerald, translated by Ferruccio Russo, The Great Gatsby, Edizioni Scientifiche e Artistiche, page 48:
- la sua voce mi costrinse a protendermi verso di lei col fiato sospeso per continuare ad ascoltarla
- her voice compelled me forward breathlessly as I listened
- (literally, “her voice forced me to reach out towards her with bated breath to continue to listen to her”)
- (intransitive) to stretch out; to jut out
- Synonyms: allungarsi, estendersi, prolungarsi, spingersi, stendersi, sporgere
- il promontorio si protende nel mare
- the promontory juts out into the sea
- (figurative, by extension, transitive with verso) hold out (for); to hope (for)
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- Rhymes:Italian/ɛndersi
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