stringere

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Italian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Latin stringere, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *streyg-.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈstrin.d͡ʒe.re/
  • Rhymes: -indʒere
  • Hyphenation: strìn‧ge‧re

Verb

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strìngere (first-person singular present strìngo, first-person singular past historic strìnsi, past participle strétto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to clasp, to grasp, to grab tightly, to hold tightly
    il cavalliere stringe la spadathe knight is holding onto the sword
  2. (transitive) to close tightly, to squeeze
  3. (transitive) to contract (a muscle)
  4. (transitive) to tighten, to make tighter
  5. (transitive) to shrink, to reduce in size
    ho chiesto il sarto se lui potesse stringere la camiciaI asked the tailor if he could shrink the button-down shirt
  6. (transitive) to be excessively tight on, to squeeze (someone) (of clothing)
    questa gonna mi stringe alla vitathis skirt is too tight on my waist
  7. (intransitive) to be excessively tight (of clothing) [auxiliary avere]
  8. (transitive) to tie around tightly, to bind
    la mamma gli ha stretto una benda sul polpacciothe mother bound a bandage around his calf
    1. (transitive) to fasten (a seatbelt, etc.)
  9. (transitive) to force (into a narrow place), to squeeze
    un camion mi ha stretto in curvaa truck forced me to the curve
  10. (transitive, figurative) to form (a friendship, relationship)
    stringere un'amiciziato form a friendship
  11. (transitive, figurative) to settle on or conclude (a contract, deal, etc.)
  12. (transitive, figurative) to make more concise, to abridge, to summarize
    la maestra gridò, "Meno chiacchiere, stringete!"the teacher yelled, "Less chatter, make it quick!"
  13. (transitive, uncommon) to force, to compel
  14. (transitive, literary) to dominate
  15. (intransitive) to veer sharply (of a motor vehicle) [auxiliary avere]
  16. (intransitive, sports, especially soccer) to move to the center, towards the goal; to centralize by converging towards the midfield or the opponent's goal [auxiliary avere]
  17. (intransitive) to be pressing; to run out; to quickly approach a deadline (of time) [auxiliary avere]
    dobbiamo muoverci, il tempo stringewe better move, time is running out
  18. (intransitive) to taste sour; to have an astringent effect (of food or drink) [auxiliary avere]

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • stringere in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
  • stringere in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
  • stringere in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
  • strìngere in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
  • strìngere in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

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Latin

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Verb

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stringēre

  1. second-person singular future passive indicative of stringō

Verb

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stringere

  1. inflection of stringō:
    1. present active infinitive
    2. second-person singular present passive imperative/indicative