rifrangere
Italian
Alternative forms
- refrangere (archaic, latinized)
Etymology
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *refrangere, from Latin refringere.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /riˈfran.d͡ʒe.re/
- Rhymes: -andʒere
- Hyphenation: ri‧fràn‧ge‧re
Verb
rifràngere (first-person singular present rifràngo, first-person singular past historic rifrànsi, past participle (in the meaning "to break (again)") rifrànto or (in the meaning "to refract" and sometimes in the meaning "to break (again)") rifràtto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)
- (uncommon) to break again
- (uncommon) to break (in general)
- Synonyms: frangere, infrangere, rompere, spezzare
- (physics) to refract (to cause refraction)
Conjugation
Conjugation of rifràngere (root-stressed -ere; irregular) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
1In the meaning "to break (again)".
2In the meaning "to refract" and sometimes in the meaning "to break (again)".