genare

genare

Italian

Etymology

    Borrowed from French gêner (to bother, annoy; to embarrass).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /d͡ʒeˈna.re/
    • Rhymes: -are
    • Hyphenation: ge‧nà‧re

    Verb

    genàre (first-person singular present gèno, first-person singular past historic genài, past participle genàto, auxiliary avére)

    1. (obsolete, regional, transitive) to bother, to annoy
      Synonyms: disturbare, infastidire
    2. (obsolete, regional, transitive) to embarrass
      Synonym: imbarazzare

    Conjugation

    Further reading

    • genare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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