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

• IPA^(key): /baˈda.re/
• Rhymes: -are
• Hyphenation: ba‧dà‧re

Verb

badare

1. Template:indtr to look after or mind

   badare ai bambini ― to look after the children

2. Template:indtr to take care of

   Non badano a quel cane.

   They don't take care of that dog.

3. Template:indtr to pay attention

   Bada a te! ― Watch out!

Derived terms

• abbadare
• badante (“carer”)
• badarsi
• sbadataggine (“carelessness”)
• sbadato (“careless”)

Anagrams

• abrade, baderà

References

• badare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana