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rigare

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Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /riˈɡa.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: ri‧gà‧re

Etymology 1

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    From riga (line) +‎ -are.

    Verb

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    rigàre (first-person singular present rìgo, first-person singular past historic rigài, past participle rigàto, auxiliary avére)

    1. (transitive) to rule (to draw lines)
    2. (transitive) to score (to mark lines)
    3. (transitive, figurative, by extension) to stream down (one's face, cheeks, etc.)
      Synonym: solcare
      le lacrime gli rigavano le guance
      tears were streaming down his cheeks
    4. (transitive) to scratch
      Synonyms: graffiare, sfregare
    5. (intransitive, rare) to act (appropriately) [auxiliary avere] (only in the expression rigare dritto or rigare diritto)
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    Etymology 2

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      Borrowed from Latin rigāre.

      Verb

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      rigàre (first-person singular present rìgo, first-person singular past historic rigài, past participle rigàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive, archaic or literary)

      1. to irrigate
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      Latin

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      Verb

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      rigāre

      1. inflection of rigō:
        1. present active infinitive
        2. second-person singular present passive imperative/indicative