malandare

Italian

Etymology

Compound of male (bad) +‎ andare (to go).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ma.lanˈda.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: ma‧lan‧dà‧re

Verb

malandàre (no present, no past historic, no past participle, no imperfect, no future, no subjunctive, no imperfect subjunctive, no imperative) (rare, intransitive)

  1. to end badly
  2. to be ruined

Conjugation

  • Used only the infinitive. A past participle malandato exists but is only used adjectivally.

Derived terms

Further reading

  • malandare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  • malandare in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa

Anagrams

  • andarmela