brillare per la propria assenza

Italian

Etymology

Calque of French briller par son absence.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /brilˈla.re per la ˈprɔ.prja asˈsɛn.t͡sa/
  • Hyphenation: bril‧là‧re‧per‧la‧prò‧pria‧as‧sèn‧za

Verb

brillàre per la propria assenza (first-person singular present brìllo per la propria assenza, first-person singular past historic brillài per la propria assenza, past participle brillàto per la propria assenza, auxiliary avére)

  1. (humorous) to be conspicuous by one's absence
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