giostrare
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Italian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Old French joster, from Vulgar Latin *iuxtāre, from Latin iuxtā (whence Italian giusta).
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
giostràre (first-person singular present giòstro, first-person singular past historic giostrài, past participle giostràto, auxiliary avére)
- (intransitive) to joust or tilt
- (figurative, by extension, rare or literary) to duel or fight
- Synonyms: duellare, combattere
- (intransitive) to act skillfully and dexterously in a difficult situation; to maneuver
- Synonyms: destreggiare, destreggiarsi
- (intransitive, rare) to idle (spend time in idleness)
- Synonym: girare a vuoto
- (transitive) to manage shrewdly or slickly to one's advantage
- (transitive, archaic) to deceive
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of giostràre (-are) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
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