costringere

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Italian

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Etymology

From Latin cōnstringere.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /koˈstrin.d͡ʒe.re/
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  • Rhymes: -indʒere
  • Hyphenation: co‧strìn‧ge‧re

Verb

costrìngere (first-person singular present costrìngo, first-person singular past historic costrìnsi, past participle costrétto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to force, to compel, to constrain, to oblige (someone to do something)
    Synonyms: obbligare, forzare
    • 1971, Fabrizio de Andrè (lyrics and music), “Un blasfemo”, in Non al denaro non all'amore né al cielo:
      Nel giardino incantato lo costrinse a sognare / A ignorare che al mondo c'è il bene e c'è il male
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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