rifrangere
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Italian
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Latin refringere; re-formed by analogy with frangere.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]rifràngere (first-person singular present rifràngo, first-person singular past historic rifrànsi, past participle (in the meaning "to break (again)") rifrànto or (in the meaning "to refract" and sometimes in the meaning "to break (again)") rifràtto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)
- (uncommon) to break again
- (uncommon) to break (in general)
- Synonyms: frangere, infrangere, rompere, spezzare
- (physics) to refract (to cause refraction)
Conjugation
[edit] Conjugation of rifràngere (root-stressed -ere; irregular) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
1In the meaning "to break (again)".
2In the meaning "to refract" and sometimes in the meaning "to break (again)".
Derived terms
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- Italian terms borrowed from Latin
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- Italian 4-syllable words
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- Rhymes:Italian/andʒere
- Rhymes:Italian/andʒere/4 syllables
- Italian lemmas
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- Italian verbs ending in -ere
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