litigare

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See also: litigaré

Italian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin lītigāre. Compare Spanish lidiar and Portuguese lidar.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /li.tiˈɡa.re/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: li‧ti‧gà‧re

Verb

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litigàre (first-person singular present lìtigo, first-person singular past historic litigài, past participle litigàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (intransitive) to quarrel, to fight, to argue [with con ‘with someone’] [auxiliary avere]
    Synonyms: accapigliarsi, abbaruffarsi, lottare, rissare
    Litigano sempre per i soldi.
    They are always arguing about money.
  2. (intransitive, rare) to fight [with per ‘over a legal case, an inheritance, etc.’] [auxiliary avere]
    Synonyms: fare causa, muovere causa, essere in causa
  3. (intransitive) to break up (of people in a romantic relationship) [auxiliary avere]
  4. (intransitive) to break off a friendship (of friends) [auxiliary avere]
  5. (transitive, uncommon) to dispute, to contest (an issue) [with a ‘with someone’]
    Synonyms: contendere, disputare

Usage notes

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  • This is a false friend. English "litigate" is rendered by intentare.

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • litigare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  • litigare in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa

Anagrams

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Latin

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Verb

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lītigāre

  1. inflection of lītigō:
    1. present active infinitive
    2. second-person singular present passive imperative/indicative

Spanish

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Verb

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litigare

  1. first/third-person singular future subjunctive of litigar