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imbruttire

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Italian

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Etymology

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    From im- +‎ brutto (ugly) +‎ -ire.

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /im.brutˈti.re/
    • Rhymes: -ire
    • Hyphenation: im‧brut‧tì‧re

    Verb

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    imbruttìre (first-person singular present imbruttìsco, first-person singular past historic imbruttìi, past participle imbruttìto, auxiliary (transitive) avére or (intransitive) èssere)

    1. (transitive) to make ugly [auxiliary avere]
    2. (transitive, Romanesco) to glare at (someone) askance (with a hostile or degrading look) [auxiliary avere]
      Che me st'a mbruttì?
      What are you looking at?
      (literally, “Are you glaring at me?”)
      classic line to start a fight
    3. (intransitive) to become ugly [auxiliary essere]

    Conjugation

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    Further reading

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