Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /stiˈrar.si/
  • Rhymes: -arsi
  • Hyphenation: sti‧ràr‧si

Verb

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stiràrsi (first-person singular present mi stìro, first-person singular past historic mi stirài, past participle stiràto)

  1. reflexive of stirare
  2. (transitive, intransitive) to pull or strain (a muscle)
  3. (transitive) to iron (one's clothing)
    stirarsi i pantalonito iron one's pants
  4. (intransitive) to stretch (oneself)
    • 2019, George Orwell, translated by Nicola Gardini, Nineteen Eighty-Four, Mondadori:
      Al suono di quelle note, Julia si svegliò, si stirò con voluttà, e uscì dal letto.
      Julia woke at the sound, stretched herself luxuriously, and got out of bed.
      (literally, “At the sound of those notes, Julia woke up, stretched herself with pleasure, and got out of the bed.”)

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