spaurarsi

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Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /spa.uˈrar.si/
  • Rhymes: -arsi
  • Hyphenation: spa‧u‧ràr‧si

Verb

spauràrsi (first-person singular present mi spaùro, first-person singular past historic mi spaurài, past participle spauràto)

  1. (obsolete, archaic or poetic) reflexive of spaurare: to be frightened or afraid
    Synonyms: allarmarsi, impaurirsi, intimidirsi, spaurirsi, spaventarsi
    Antonyms: calmarsi, rassicurarsi, rincuorarsi, rinfrancarsi, tranquillizzarsi
    • 1835, Giacomo Leopardi with Alessandro Donati, “XII. L'infinito [The Infinite]”, in Canti, Bari: Einaudi, published 1917, page 49, lines 4–8:
      [] interminati ¶ spazi di là da quella, e sovrumani ¶ silenzi, e profondissima quiete ¶ io nel pensier mi fingo; ove per poco ¶ il cor non si spaura.
      endless spaces beyond it, and inhuman silences, and the deepest quiet I fake myself in my thoughts; where almost my heart scares.

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