trescare

Italian

Etymology

Of Germanic origin; ultimately from Proto-Germanic *þreskaną (to thresh). Compare Old French treschier, Spanish and Portuguese triscar.

Verb

trescàre (first-person singular present trésco, first-person singular past historic trescài, past participle trescàto, auxiliary avére) (intransitive) [auxiliary avere]

  1. (archaic) to dance the tresca or trescone
  2. (archaic, poetic) to dance (in general)
  3. (figurative, uncommon) to plot, to intrigue
  4. (figurative) to have a love affair
  5. (figurative, politics) to flirt, to be involved [+ con (e.g. the opposition) = with]

Conjugation

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