Italian

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Etymology

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From s- +‎ balordo +‎ -ire.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /zba.lorˈdi.re/
  • Rhymes: -ire
  • Hyphenation: sba‧lor‧dì‧re

Verb

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sbalordìre (first-person singular present sbalordìsco, first-person singular past historic sbalordìi, past participle sbalordìto, auxiliary (transitive) avére or (intransitive) èssere)

  1. (transitive) to stun, amaze, astound, make someone's jaw drop
  2. (transitive, uncommon) to stun, to cause to faint
  3. (transitive, uncommon) to daze
  4. (intransitive) to marvel, to be amazed [auxiliary essere]
  5. (intransitive, uncommon) to faint [auxiliary essere]

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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