Italian

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Etymology

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From s- +‎ vena +‎ -are.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /zveˈna.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: sve‧nà‧re

Verb

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svenàre (first-person singular present svéno, first-person singular past historic svenài, past participle svenàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to slash the veins of
  2. (transitive, figurative, humorous or hyperbolic) to bleed dry

Conjugation

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Further reading

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

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