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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
Verb
guadagnàre (first-person singular present guadàgno, first-person singular past historic guadagnài, past participle guadagnàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)
- to earn (a salary, a wage, etc.)
- (figurative) to earn (trust, etc.)
- to gain, to get, to obtain
- Synonyms: ottenere, conquistare, ricevere, meritare, acquisire
- to win (a bet, a point, etc.)
- (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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