sforzare

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Italian

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

From Vulgar Latin *exfortiāre, ultimately from Latin fortis (strong). Or, by surface analysis, s- +‎ forza +‎ -are.

Pronunciation

[edit]
  • IPA(key): /sforˈt͡sa.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: sfor‧zà‧re

Verb

[edit]

sforzàre (first-person singular present sfòrzo, first-person singular past historic sforzài, past participle sforzàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. to force (a door, a person to do something, etc.)
  2. to strain, to overexert (an engine, one's muscles, etc.)

Conjugation

[edit]

Derived terms

[edit]

Descendants

[edit]
  • Romanian: sforța

Anagrams

[edit]