sfuggire

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From s- +‎ fuggire.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /sfudˈd͡ʒi.re/
  • Rhymes: -ire
  • Hyphenation: sfug‧gì‧re

Verb[edit]

sfuggìre (first-person singular present sfùggo, first-person singular past historic sfuggìi, past participle sfuggìto, auxiliary (transitive) avére or (intransitive) èssere)

  1. (transitive) to evade, to dodge
  2. (intransitive) to escape [+ a (object) = from] [auxiliary essere]
  3. (intransitive) to slip out [+ da (object) = from (e.g. one's hands)] [auxiliary essere]
  4. (intransitive, figurative) to slip out, to be revealed accidentally [auxiliary essere]
  5. (intransitive, figurative) to escape one's notice [auxiliary essere]
  6. (intransitive, figurative) to escape one's mind, to be forgotten [auxiliary essere]

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Further reading[edit]

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