sferzare
Appearance
Italian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Unknown, but possibly sferza (“whip, lash”) + -are.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]sferzàre (first-person singular present sfèrzo, first-person singular past historic sferzài, past participle sferzàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)
- to whip or lash
- Synonyms: frustare, fustigare, flagellare; see also Thesaurus:battere
- (figurative, by extension) to strike or hit violently (of a natural agent)
- le onde sferzavano la riva
- the waves broke on the shore
- la grandine ha sferzato la campagna
- the hail hit the countryside
- (figurative, by extension) to criticize harshly
- Synonyms: criticare, biasimare; see also Thesaurus:rimproverare
- (figurative, by extension) to stimulate; to spur
Conjugation
[edit] Conjugation of sferzàre (-are) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- sferzare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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