Italian edit

Etymology edit

From so- +‎ fermare.[1]

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /sof.ferˈma.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: sof‧fer‧mà‧re

Verb edit

soffermàre (first-person singular present sofférmo, first-person singular past historic soffermài, past participle soffermàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. to suspend (a movement, walk, etc.)
    soffermare il passoto stop walking (literally, “to suspend the stride”)
  2. to keep (one's look, mind, attention, etc.) [+ su (object) = on]
    ho soffermato lo sguardo sulla maestra
    I stared at the teacher
    (literally, “I kept my look on the teacher”)

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References edit

  1. ^ soffermare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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