frangere
Italian
Etymology
From Latin frangere, present active infinitive of frangō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg-.
Pronunciation
Verb
Template:it-verb-old Template:+preo
- (transitive, uncommon) to break (into pieces)
- (transitive) to press or crush (olives)
- (transitive, figurative, literary) to transgress (a norm, a commandment, etc.)
- (transitive, figurative) to weaken (someone's resistance, etc.)
- (intransitive, archaic) to break (of the sea) [auxiliary essere]
Conjugation
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Latin
Verb
(deprecated template usage) frangēre
Verb
(deprecated template usage) frangere
- inflection of frangō:
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