socchiudere
Italian
Etymology
From so- (attenuating prefix) + chiudere (“to close, shut”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sokˈkju.de.re/
- Rhymes: -udere
- Hyphenation: soc‧chiù‧de‧re
Verb
socchiùdere (first-person singular present socchiùdo, first-person singular past historic socchiùsi, past participle socchiùso, auxiliary avére) (transitive)
- to half close
- 1959, “Love in Portofino”, L. Chiosso, F. Buscaglione (lyrics), performed by Dalida:
- Socchiudo gli occhi e a me vicino a Portofino rivedo te.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- to leave ajar
Conjugation
Conjugation of socchiùdere (root-stressed -ere; irregular) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)