Italian

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Etymology

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Back-formation from sviolinata.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /zvi.o.liˈna.re/, /zvjo.liˈna.re/[1]
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: svi‧o‧li‧nà‧re, svio‧li‧nà‧re

Verb

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sviolinàre (first-person singular present sviolìno, first-person singular past historic sviolinài, past participle sviolinàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive, colloquial, humorous) to flatter, to sweet-talk
    Synonym: adulare

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ violino in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

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