rifes

See also: rifés

Catalan

Verb

rifes

1. second-person singular present indicative of rifar

Galician

Verb

rifes

1. second-person singular present subjunctive of rifar

Maltese

Root
r-f-s
9 terms

Etymology

From Arabic رَفَسَ (rafasa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɪ.fɛs/

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Verb

rifes (imperfect jirfes, past participle mirfus, verbal noun rifs or rifsien or rfis)

1. to tread on, to trample down

   Iż-żagħżugħ jirfes is-sigarett wara li jlesti minnu.

   The young man treads on the cigarette after he’s done with it.

2. (figuratively) to treat without respect, to disrespect, to abuse, to mistreat, to ill-treat

   Synonyms: abbuża, mmaltratta

   Ma tistax tibqa’ tirfes fuqi mingħajr konsegwenzi.

   You can’t keep disrespecting me without consequences.

Conjugation

Conjugation of rifes
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	rfist	rfist	rifes		rfisna	rfistu	rifsu
	f			rifset
imperfect	m	nirfes	tirfes	jirfes		nirfsu	tirfsu	jirfsu
	f			tirfes
imperative			irfes				irfsu

Spanish

Verb

rifes

1. second-person singular present subjunctive of rifar