Italian

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Etymology

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From in- +‎ goffo +‎ -ire.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /in.ɡofˈfi.re/
  • Rhymes: -ire
  • Hyphenation: in‧gof‧fì‧re

Verb

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ingoffìre (first-person singular present ingoffìsco, first-person singular past historic ingoffìi, past participle ingoffìto, auxiliary (transitive) avére or (intransitive) èssere)

  1. (transitive) to make (someone) look awkward or clumsy
  2. (intransitive, rare) to become awkward or clumsy [auxiliary essere]

Conjugation

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Further reading

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