soffiare

Italian

Etymology

From Latin sufflāre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sofˈfja.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: sof‧fià‧re

Verb

soffiàre (first-person singular present sóffio, first-person singular past historic soffiài, past participle soffiàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive or intransitive) to blow [auxiliary avere]
  2. (transitive, glassmaking) to blow (glass)
  3. (intransitive) to pant [auxiliary avere]
  4. (transitive, figurative) to whisper, to say in secret
  5. (transitive, figurative) to insinuate
  6. (transitive or intransitive, figurative, colloquial) to blurt out (to the authorities), to blab, to snitch, to spill the beans, to sing
  7. (transitive) to capture (a piece)
  8. (transitive, informal) to steal, to pinch
  9. (transitive, informal) to poach (someone's boyfriend or girlfriend)

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