Italian

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Etymology

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From svelto +‎ -ire.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /zvelˈti.re/
  • Rhymes: -ire
  • Hyphenation: svel‧tì‧re

Verb

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sveltìre (first-person singular present sveltìsco, first-person singular past historic sveltìi, past participle sveltìto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to speed up, accelerate
  2. (transitive) to streamline

Conjugation

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Further reading

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

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