dare i numeri

Italian

Etymology

Literally, “to give the numbers”.

Verb

dàre i numeri (first-person singular present (with syntactic gemination after the verb) dò i numeri, first-person singular past historic dièdi i numeri or diédi i numeri or détti i numeri or (traditional) dètti i numeri, past participle dàto i numeri, first-person singular future darò i numeri, first-person singular subjunctive dìa i numeri, first-person singular imperfect subjunctive déssi i numeri, second-person singular imperative dài i numeri or dà' i numeri, auxiliary avére)

1. to tell in one's dream the winning numbers of the lottery (of dead people)
2. to interpret the Kabbalah
3. (figurative) to speak enigmatically, mysteriously
4. (figurative) to say nonsense, go mad

References

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