lenteggiare

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Italian

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Etymology

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From lento +‎ -eggiare.

Verb

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lenteggiàre (first-person singular present lentéggio, first-person singular past historic lenteggiài, past participle lenteggiàto, auxiliary avére) (rare, intransitive)

  1. to be slack (of a rope, etc.) [auxiliary avere]
  2. (humorous) to move slowly, to be a slowpoke (US)/slowcoach (UK) [auxiliary avere]

Conjugation

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Further reading

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