soffermare

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Italian

Etymology

From so- +‎ fermare.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sof.ferˈma.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: sof‧fer‧mà‧re

Verb

soffermàre (first-person singular present sofférmo, first-person singular past historic soffermài, past participle soffermàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. to suspend (a movement, walk, etc.)
    soffermare il passoto stop walking (literally, “to suspend the stride”)
  2. to keep (one's look, mind, attention, etc.)
    ho soffermato lo sguardo sulla maestra
    I stared at the teacher
    (literally, “I kept my look on the teacher”)

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References

  1. ^ soffermare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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