Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /molˈla.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: mol‧là‧re

Etymology 1

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From molle (soft) +‎ -are.

Verb

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mollàre (first-person singular present mòllo, first-person singular past historic mollài, past participle mollàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to let go, get off
    mollare la presato let go (literally, “to let go of the hold”)
  2. (transitive) to drop, maroon
  3. (transitive, nautical) to cast off (a ship)
  4. (transitive) to punch, slap
  5. (transitive) to give in to
  6. (intransitive, colloquial) to break wind
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Etymology 2

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From mollo (wet) +‎ -are, with influence from molle (soft).

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mollàre (first-person singular present mòllo, first-person singular past historic mollài, past participle mollàto, auxiliary (transitive) avére or (intransitive) èssere) (regional or colloquial)

  1. (transitive) to soak in liquid in order to soften
  2. (intransitive) to become soft by being soaked in water [auxiliary essere]
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