sfrancesare

Italian

Etymology

From s- (privative prefix) + francese (French, adjective) + -are (1st-conjugation verbal suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sfran.t͡ʃeˈza.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: sfran‧ce‧sà‧re

Verb

sfrancesàre (first-person singular present sfrancéso, first-person singular past historic sfrancesài, past participle sfrancesàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (rare, transitive) to make less French in appearance, form, character or manners
    Synonym: (uncommon) sfrancesizzare
    Antonyms: (literary) infrancesare, (literary) infranciosare

Conjugation

Further reading

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