sforzare
Italian
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *exfortiāre, ultimately from Latin fortis (“strong”). Or, by surface analysis, s- + forza + -are.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sforˈt͡sa.re/
- Rhymes: -are
- Hyphenation: sfor‧zà‧re
Verb
sforzàre (first-person singular present sfòrzo, first-person singular past historic sforzài, past participle sforzàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)
- to force (a door, a person to do something, etc.)
- to strain, to overexert (an engine, one's muscles, etc.)
Conjugation
Conjugation of sforzàre (-are) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Romanian: sforța