Italian

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Etymology

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From culla +‎ -are.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kulˈla.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: cul‧là‧re

Verb

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cullàre (first-person singular present cùllo, first-person singular past historic cullài, past participle cullàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. to rock (a child)
    Synonyms: dondolare, ninnare
    cullare il bebèto rock the baby
  2. (by extension) to swing with light, gentle movements; to sway
  3. to caress
    Synonyms: fare carezze, carezzare, lisciare, coccolare, vezzeggiare
    vorrei che il mio ragazzo mi cullasse più spesso
    I wish my boyfriend would caress me more often
  4. to have in mind (an idea, hope, etc.)
    Synonyms: custodire, coltivare, accarezzare
    cullare un sognoto have a dream
  5. to deceive
    Synonyms: raggirare, imbrogliare; see also Thesaurus:ingannare

Conjugation

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Further reading

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

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