trafiggere

Italian

Etymology

Inherited from Latin trānsfigō. Cognate with Piedmontese trafige.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /traˈfid.d͡ʒe.re/
  • Rhymes: -iddʒere
  • Hyphenation: tra‧fìg‧ge‧re

Verb

trafìggere (first-person singular present trafìggo, first-person singular past historic trafìssi, past participle trafìtto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. to pierce
  2. to produce a sharp, acute, or stabbing pain in (an organ, etc.)
    la polmonite gli trafiggeva il petto
    the pneumonia hurt his chest sharply
  3. to offend harshly

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Further reading

  • trafiggere in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  • trafiggere in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
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