soffermare

Italian

Etymology

From so- +‎ fermare.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sof.ferˈma.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: sof‧fer‧mà‧re

Verb

soffermàre (first-person singular present sofférmo, first-person singular past historic soffermài, past participle soffermàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. to suspend (a movement, walk, etc.)
    soffermare il passo ― to stop walking (literally, “to suspend the stride”)
  2. to keep (one's look, mind, attention, etc.) [+ su (object) = on]
    ho soffermato lo sguardo sulla maestra
    I stared at the teacher
    (literally, “I kept my look on the teacher”)

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References

  1. soffermare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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