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guadagnare

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Italian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Vulgar Latin *wadaniāre, of Germanic origin; from Frankish *waiþanōjan, *waiþanōn (to hunt, graze) (a calque of Latin petere). Compare French gagner, Catalan guanyar, Portuguese ganhar, Galician gañar, Galician ganar, Galician gadaña, Galician gadañar, cf. also Spanish ganar and Spanish guadañar.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɡwa.daɲˈɲa.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: gua‧da‧gnà‧re
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Verb

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guadagnàre (first-person singular present guadàgno, first-person singular past historic guadagnài, past participle guadagnàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. to earn (a salary, a wage, etc.)
  2. (figurative) to earn (trust, etc.)
  3. to gain, to get, to obtain
    Synonyms: ottenere, conquistare, ricevere, meritare, acquisire
  4. to win (a bet, a point, etc.)
  5. (figurative) to reach with difficulty

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • guadagnare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  • guadagnare in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa

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