arrossire

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Italian

Etymology

From a- +‎ rosso (red) +‎ -ire.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ar.rosˈsi.re/
  • Rhymes: -ire
  • Hyphenation: ar‧ros‧sì‧re
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Verb

arrossìre (first-person singular present arrossìsco, first-person singular past historic arrossìi, past participle arrossìto, auxiliary èssere)

  1. (intransitive) to blush
    • 1971, Fabrizio de Andrè (lyrics and music), “Un blasfemo”, in Non al denaro non all'amore né al cielo:
      Mai più mi chinai e nemmeno su un fiore / più non arrossii nel rubare l'amore / dal momento che Inverno mi convinse che Dio / non sarebbe arrossito rubandomi il mio
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Conjugation

Further reading

  • arrossire in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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