rifrangere

Italian

Alternative forms

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)

  1. (uncommon) to break again
  2. (uncommon) to break (in general)
    Synonyms: frangere, infrangere, rompere, spezzare
  3. (physics) to refract (to cause refraction)

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