scandire

Italian

Etymology

From Latin scandō (to climb, ascend), from *skend- (to jump).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /skanˈdi.re/
  • Rhymes: -ire
  • Hyphenation: scan‧dì‧re

Verb

scandìre (first-person singular present scandìsco, first-person singular past historic scandìi, past participle scandìto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. to articulate (to pronounce clearly)
    Synonyms: sillabare, articolare, staccare, accentare, accentuare
    • 2013, F. Scott Fitzgerald, translated by Ferruccio Russo, Il Grande Gatsby [The Great Gatsby], Edizioni Scientifiche e Artistiche, page 96:
      Scandì bene le parole, annuendo con un sorriso.
      He lifted up the words and nodded at them, with his smile.
      (literally, “He articulated the words well, nodding with a smile.”)
  2. to mark the (passage of time) at regular intervals
    la giornata è stata scandita da una serie di impegni
    the day was marked by a series of commitments
  3. (poetry) to scan (to mark to show meter)
  4. (informal, computing) to scan (to create a digital copy)
    Synonyms: scannerizzare, scansionare, scannare

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