sfogliare

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sfoʎˈʎa.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: sfo‧glià‧re

Etymology 1

From s- + foglia (leaf) + -are.

Verb

sfogliàre (first-person singular present sfòglio, first-person singular past historic sfogliài, past participle sfogliàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. to browse, to leaf through (a book, magazine, etc.)
  2. (uncommon) to cut the pages of (an uncut book)
  3. (uncommon, card games) to deal (cards) one by one
Conjugation

Etymology 2

From Late Latin exfoliō (infinitive exfoliāre), from Latin folium (leaf).

Verb

sfogliàre (first-person singular present sfòglio, first-person singular past historic sfogliài, past participle sfogliàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. to prune
  2. to pluck the petals of (a flower)
Conjugation

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