atteggiare
Appearance
Italian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From atto (“act”) + -eggiare.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]atteggiàre (first-person singular present attéggio, first-person singular past historic atteggiài, past participle atteggiàto, auxiliary avére) [with a]
- (transitive) to arrange (the body or a part of it) in order to express an emotion, intention, etc.; to pose
- Synonyms: improntare, impostare, comporre, disporre
- atteggiare le mani a preghiera ― to pose one's hands in prayer
- atteggiare il volto a dolore ― to pose one's face in pain
- (transitive) to give a particular expression, connotation, or intonation (to)
- atteggiare le proprie parole a tenerezza
- to express one's words with tenderness
Conjugation
[edit] Conjugation of atteggiàre (-are) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)