Italian edit

Etymology edit

Uncertain. Related to French étancher, possibly reflecting a Vulgar Latin *stanticāre, from Latin stans, stantis (standing).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /stanˈka.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: stan‧cà‧re

Verb edit

stancàre (first-person singular present stànco, first-person singular past historic stancài, past participle stancàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. to tire, to fatigue
  2. to weaken (an opponent)
  3. to bore, to annoy
  4. (agriculture) to deplete (the soil)

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Further reading edit

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

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