badare
Italian
Etymology
From Medieval Latin *batāre (“to gape”), probably of imitative origin. The form may have been influenced by Old High German beiton (“to bite”) (compare Gothic 𐌱𐌴𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽 (beitan). Cognate with French bayer.
Pronunciation
Verb
badare
- Template:indtr to look after or mind
- badare ai bambini ― to look after the children
- Template:indtr to take care of
- Non badano a quel cane.
- They don't take care of that dog.
- Template:indtr to pay attention
- Bada a te! ― Watch out!
Conjugation
Derived terms
- abbadare
- badante (“carer”)
- badarsi
- sbadataggine (“carelessness”)
- sbadato (“careless”)
Anagrams
References
- badare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana