tonfare

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Italian

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Etymology

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tonfo (thud, noun) +‎ -are (first-conjugation verbal suffix)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /tonˈfa.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: ton‧fà‧re

Verb

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tonfàre (first-person singular present tónfo, first-person singular past historic tonfài, past participle tonfàto, auxiliary (intransitive) èssere or (transitive) avére)

  1. (intransitive, uncommon) to fall heavily producing a dull sound [auxiliary essere]
    1. to thud, to make a thud
      • 1852, Paolo Emiliani Giudici, chapter XVII, in Beppe Arpia[1], Florence: Luigi Ducci e comp., page 452:
        Beppe salta giù, e tonfa come un masso: pareva fosse diventato sordo-muto, non poteva profferire parola.
        Beppe jumps down, and thuds like a rock: he seemed to have become deaf-mute; he couldn't utter one word.
    2. to plop, to splash
  2. (transitive, Tuscany) to hit, to beat

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