rattenere

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Italian

Etymology

ra- +‎ tenere

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /rat.teˈne.re/
  • Rhymes: -ere
  • Hyphenation: rat‧te‧né‧re

Verb

rattenére (first-person singular present rattèngo, first-person singular past historic ratténni or rattènni, past participle rattenùto, first-person singular future ratterrò, auxiliary avére) (literary, transitive)

  1. to stop
  2. (uncommon) to hold back
  3. (figurative) to retain
    • mid 13th century1280s, Ricordano Malispini, “Proemio dell'autore [Preface of the author]” (chapter 1), in Istoria antica; republished as Istoria antica di Ricordano Malespini gentil'uomo fiorentino dall’edificazione di Fiorenza insino all'anno MCCLXXXI, con l'aggiunta di Giachetto suo nipote dal detto anno per insino al 1286, Florence: Stamperia Giunti, 1568, page 2:
      [] accio che alcuno sollazo ſen’habbia per l’animo dilettare, e nella memoria ſi rattenga meglio ſi comincieremo brevemente in queſta materia []
      [ [] acciocché alcuno sollazzo se n'abbia per l'animo dilettare, e nella memoria si rattenga meglio, si cominceremo brevemente in questa materia [] ]
      in order to find enjoyment in it to delight the soul, and to better retain it in memory, we shall begin shortly on this subject
  4. (figurative) to restrain, to hold back (tears, anger, a laugh, etc.)

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