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Italian
Etymology
Literally, “to go to bad”.
Verb
andàre a male (first-person singular present vàdo a male, first-person singular past historic andài a male, past participle andàto a male, first-person singular future andrò a male, first-person singular subjunctive vàda a male, second-person singular imperative vài a male or và' a male, auxiliary èssere)
- (intransitive, also figurative) to go bad; to rot
- Synonyms: decomporsi, avariarsi; see also Thesaurus:marcire
2013, John Steinbeck, translated by Sergio Claudio Perroni, Furore [The Grapes of Wrath], Bompiani, page 363:E le pere in scatola non vanno a male. Possono durare anni.- And the canned pears do not spoil. They will last for years.
- (literally, “And the canned pears do not go bad. They can last for years.”)