sconfinare

Italian

Etymology

From s- + confine (boundary) + -are.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /skon.fiˈna.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: scon‧fi‧nà‧re
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Verb

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  1. (also figurative) to cross a border or boundary [+ in (object) = into]
    truppe sovietiche hanno sconfinato in Germania
    Soviet troops crossed into Germany
    fino a sconfinare in un atteggiamento nevrotico
    to the point of crossing into a neurotic attitude
    con le sue richieste ha decisamente sconfinato
    with his requests, he decisively crossed the line
  2. to stray, to digress [+ da (object) = from]
    sconfinare dal temato stray from the theme

Conjugation

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