imbiancare
Italian edit
Etymology edit
From im- + bianco (“white”) + -are.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
imbiancàre (first-person singular present imbiànco, first-person singular past historic imbiancài, past participle imbiancàto, auxiliary (transitive) avére or (intransitive) èssere)
- (transitive) to whitewash, to paint (white), to decorate
- (transitive) to whiten, to bleach
- Synonym: (uncommon) imbianchire
- (intransitive) to turn white [auxiliary essere]
- Synonym: (uncommon) imbianchire
- (intransitive) to turn pale, to blanch (with fear, etc.) [auxiliary essere]
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of imbiancàre (-are) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
1Transitive.
2Intransitive.
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