sfondare

Meaning

  1. (transitive) to break down, knock down, break through, wear through
  2. (transitive) to wear out (cause to become damaged)
  3. (transitive) to exceed; to overpass
  4. (transitive) to give the illusion of depth
  5. (intransitive) to make a name for oneself
  6. (slang, vulgar) to deflower a woman, to pop the cherry

Translations

tener éxito

es schaffen

desfonar

ein Loch im Boden machen

sich abtragen

undicht werden

sich abnutzen

Frequency

C2
Hyphenated as
sfon‧dà‧re
Pronounced as (IPA)
/sfonˈda.re/
Etymology

From s- + fondo + -are; not formed as s- + fondare.

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