abbandonarsi

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From abbandonare (to abandon) +‎ -si (oneself).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ab.ban.doˈnar.si/
  • Rhymes: -arsi
  • Hyphenation: ab‧ban‧do‧nàr‧si

Verb[edit]

abbandonàrsi (first-person singular present mi abbandóno, first-person singular past historic mi abbandonài, past participle abbandonàto)

  1. reflexive of abbandonare
  2. to give in [+ a (object) = to]
    Synonyms: arrendersi (a), cedere (a)
  3. to rely on, to count on [+ a (object)]
    Synonyms: affidarsi (a), confidare (in)
  4. (intransitive) to give up, to surrender
    Synonyms: arrendersi, cedere
  5. (intransitive) to let oneself go (to cease to care about one's appearance)
    Synonyms: avvilirsi, lasciarsi andare

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Further reading[edit]

  • abbandonarsi in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  • abbandonarsi in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication