Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈspan.der.si/
  • Rhymes: -andersi
  • Hyphenation: spàn‧der‧si

Verb

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spàndersi (first-person singular present mi spàndo, first-person singular past historic mi spànsi or (uncommon) mi spandétti or (ditto, traditional) mi spandètti, past participle spànto or spànso)

  1. reflexive of spandere
  2. to spread, extend
  3. to be spilled, poured
    il vino cominciò a spandersi sulla tavola
    the wine began to flow across the table (from having been spilled)
  4. (figurative, by extension) to be shed (of tears)
  5. to radiate; to be emitted (of a smell, light, etc.)
    il calore del focolare si spande per tutta la casa
    the fireplace's heat is radiating throughout the entire house
  6. to spread (an idea, etc.)

Conjugation

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