strapazzare
Italian
editEtymology
editUncertain. Possibly stra- + pazzo + -are.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editstrapazzàre (first-person singular present strapàzzo, first-person singular past historic strapazzài, past participle strapazzàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)
- to handle roughly; to rough up
- (figurative, by extension) to maltreat (someone), especially with verbal abuse
- strapazzare i figli
- to maltreat the children
- (figurative, by extension) to criticize unduly heavily; to tear up
- strapazzare il libro ― to harshly criticize the book
- to subject to strain; to tire out
- to use something without care or regard
- to butcher (to ruin)
- strapazzare la canzone ― to butcher the song
- (sports) to rout; to destroy
- to scramble (eggs)
- uova strapazzate ― scrambled eggs
Conjugation
edit Conjugation of strapazzàre (-are) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
Related terms
editDescendants
edit- → German: strapazieren
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