Italian edit

Etymology edit

From fiacc(o) (exhaust, weary) +‎ -are (1st conjugation verbal suffix). Compare Sicilian ciaccari.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /fjakˈka.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: fiac‧cà‧re

Verb edit

fiaccàre (first-person singular present fiàcco, first-person singular past historic fiaccài, past participle fiaccàto, auxiliary avére or (in the archaic intransitive meaning) èssere)

  1. (transitive) to weary, to exhaust, to weaken, to sap
    Synonym: indebolire
  2. (transitive) to break by bending
  3. (transitive) to bruise
  4. (intransitive, archaic) to slacken, to weaken [auxiliary essere]

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