Italian edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From centellino +‎ -are.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃen.tel.liˈna.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: cen‧tel‧li‧nà‧re

Verb edit

centellinàre (first-person singular present centèllino or (traditional) centellìno[1], first-person singular past historic centellinài, past participle centellinàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to sip
    Synonym: sorseggiare
  2. (transitive) to take more time at doing something
    • 2019 November, Silvia Ferrara, La grande invenzione, Feltrinelli, →ISBN, page 9:
      Sono in ritardo sui tempi normali: imparare a scrivere è stata un'impresa, lunga e centellinata.
      I'm late compared to normal timing: learning how to write has been a hard task, long and drawn out.
    1. as to savour/savor the experience, to enjoy
      Synonym: assaporare
  3. (transitive) to ration
    Synonyms: razionare, dosare

Conjugation edit

References edit

  1. ^ centellino in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Further reading edit

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

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