contrarsi

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Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /konˈtrar.si/
  • Rhymes: -arsi
  • Hyphenation: con‧tràr‧si

Etymology 1

Verb

contràrsi (first-person singular present mi contràggo, first-person singular past historic mi contràssi, past participle contràtto, first-person singular imperfect mi contraévo) (intransitive)

  1. reflexive of contrarre
  2. to wrinkle, to screw up (of one's face, etc.)
  3. to contract (of muscles)
  4. to contract, to shrink
  5. (linguistics) to contract, to become contracted (of two or more vowels)
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Etymology 2

Verb

contràrsi (first-person singular present mi còntro, first-person singular past historic mi contrài, past participle contràto)

  1. reflexive of contrare
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