intrattenere
ItalianEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
VerbEdit
intrattenére (first-person singular present intrattèngo, first-person singular past historic intratténni, past participle intrattenùto, first-person singular future intratterrò, auxiliary avére) (transitive)
- to entertain
- intrattenere gli ospiti ― to entertain guests
- to establish or maintain (a rapport, etc.)
- intrattiene un rapporto epistolare con la moglie
- he maintains an epistolary rapport with his wife
- to converse
- mi ha intrattenuto sui suoi figli
- he conversed with me about his children
- (rare) to hold, to detain
ConjugationEdit
Conjugation of intrattenére (-ere; irregular) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)