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Italian

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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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

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Further reading

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

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