strapazzare

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Italian

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Etymology

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Uncertain. Possibly stra- +‎ pazzo +‎ -are.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /stra.patˈt͡sa.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: stra‧paz‧zà‧re

Verb

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strapazzàre (first-person singular present strapàzzo, first-person singular past historic strapazzài, past participle strapazzàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. to handle roughly; to rough up
  2. (figurative, by extension) to maltreat (someone), especially with verbal abuse
    strapazzare i figli
    to maltreat the children
  3. (figurative, by extension) to criticize unduly heavily; to tear up
    strapazzare il libroto harshly criticize the book
  4. to subject to strain; to tire out
  5. to use something without care or regard
  6. to butcher (to ruin)
    strapazzare la canzoneto butcher the song
  7. (sports) to rout; to destroy
  8. to scramble (eggs)
    uova strapazzatescrambled eggs

Conjugation

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Descendants

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  • German: strapazieren

Anagrams

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