guadagnare

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Italian

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *wadaniāre, of Germanic origin; from Frankish *waiþanōjan, *waiþanōn (to hunt, graze) (a calque of Latin petere). Compare French gagner, Catalan guanyar, Portuguese ganhar, cf. also Spanish ganar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡwa.daɲˈɲa.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: gua‧da‧gnà‧re
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Verb

guadagnàre (first-person singular present guadàgno, first-person singular past historic guadagnài, past participle guadagnàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. to earn (a salary, a wage, etc.)
  2. (figurative) to earn (trust, etc.)
  3. to gain, to get, to obtain
    Synonyms: ottenere, conquistare, ricevere, meritare, acquisire
  4. to win (a bet, a point, etc.)
  5. (figurative) to reach with difficulty

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Further reading

  • guadagnare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  • guadagnare in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa

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