Italian edit

Etymology edit

From the adjective biado (alternatively biavo) from Late Latin blāvus, from Old High German blāo (whence also Italian blu via French), cognate with English blue. The s- is an intensifier.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /zbjaˈdi.re/
  • Rhymes: -ire
  • Hyphenation: sbia‧dì‧re

Verb edit

sbiadìre (first-person singular present sbiadìsco, first-person singular past historic sbiadìi, past participle sbiadìto, auxiliary (intransitive) èssere or (transitive) avére)

  1. (intransitive, also figurative) to fade
    I colori sono sbiaditi con l'età.
    The colors faded with age.
  2. (transitive, also figurative) to fade, to cause to fade

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