contraddire
Italian
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Latin contradīcĕre. By surface analysis, contra- + dire.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editcontraddìre (first-person singular present contraddìco, first-person singular past historic contraddìssi, past participle contraddétto, first-person singular imperfect contraddicévo, auxiliary avére)
- (transitive) to contradict
- (transitive, figurative) to belie
- (intransitive, dated) to contradict [with a] [auxiliary avere]
- (transitive, archaic) to oppose, to block, to impede
Conjugation
edit Conjugation of contraddìre (-ere; irregular) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editFurther reading
edit- contraddire in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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