frale
Italian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Latin fragilis, probably through Old French fraile.
Pronunciation
Adjective
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- (poetic) frail
- Synonym: fragile
- c. 1294, Dante Alighieri, La Vita Nuova [The New Life][1], Venice: Antonelli editrice, published 1865:
- l'anima era tutta data nel pensare di questa gentilissima, ond'io divenni in picciolo tempo poi di sì frale e debole condizione, che a molti amici pesava della mia vista
- My soul was focused in thinking about this fairest one, and shortly thereafter my condition became so fragile and weak that many of my friends had trouble watching it
Noun
frale m (plural frali)
Anagrams
References
- frale in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana