Italian

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Etymology

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From s- (prefix expressing derivation) +‎ miracolo (miracle) +‎ -are (1st-conjugation verb suffix).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /zmi.ra.koˈla.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: smi‧ra‧co‧là‧re

Verb

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smiracolàre (first-person singular present smiràcolo, first-person singular past historic smiracolài, past participle smiracolàto, auxiliary avére) (uncommon)

  1. (intransitive) to exaggerate or overstate trivial matters

Conjugation

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Further reading

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