sfiorare

From s- +‎ fiore, compare French effleurer.

• IPA^(key): /sfjoˈra.re/
• Rhymes: -are
• Hyphenation: sfio‧rà‧re

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1. to brush over, to touch lightly

   Synonym: rasentare

   • 1973, “Irene”, in Alice non lo sa, performed by Francesco De Gregori:

     Irene alla finestra e tanta gente per la strada / Il mondo passa accanto a lei e non la sfiora mai / Con le mani aperte, il cuore aperto Irene guarda giù / Irene alla finestra e tanta gente al suo suicidio

     Irene at the window and so many people in the street / The world passes by her and never touches her / With open hands and open heart, Irene looks down / Irene at the window and so many people at her suicide

2. (figurative) to skim over (a topic)
3. to nearly achieve (but not succeed in)
4. to be on the verge of

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

• sfioratore
• sfioratura

• sfiorire

• sfiorerà, sforerai