protrarre

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin prōtrahō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /proˈtrar.re/
  • Rhymes: -arre
  • Hyphenation: pro‧tràr‧re

Verb

protràrre (first-person singular present protràggo, first-person singular past historic protràssi, past participle protràtto, first-person singular imperfect protraévo, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. to prolong; to protract
  2. to defer; to delay; to put off

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Further reading

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