posarsi

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /poˈzar.si/, (traditional) /poˈsar.si/[1]
  • Rhymes: -arsi
  • Hyphenation: po‧sàr‧si

Verb

posàrsi (first-person singular present mi pòso, first-person singular past historic mi posài, past participle posàto) [+ su (object)]

  1. reflexive of posare
  2. to lay or rest (on)
    Synonyms: appoggiarsi, adagiarsi, mettersi, fermarsi, riposare
    le sue mani si posano sulle mie spalle
    his hands rest on my shoulders
  3. to land or fall gently (on)
    Synonyms: scendere, adagiarsi
    le foglie appassite si posano sui prati
    the withered leaves fall on the lawns
  4. to settle (on); to fix (on); to turn (to) (of a glance, thought, etc.)
    Synonym: rivolgersi
    l'attenzione di tutti si posa sul bambino
    everyone's attention turns to the child

Conjugation

References

  1. posare in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

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