What does estinguere in Italian mean?
What is the meaning of the word estinguere in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use estinguere in Italian.
The word estinguere in Italian means put out, extinguish, extinguish, become extinct, close an account, pay a debt. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word estinguere
put outverbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (incendio: spegnere) (fire) (phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.") Estinguere l'incendio richiese quasi tutta la notte. It took almost all night to put out the fire. |
extinguishverbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (figurato (porre fine) (figurative) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") Dopo molti anni di sacrifici, sono finalmente riuscito a estinguere il debito. After years of sacrifice I finally managed to cancel out all our debt. |
extinguishverbo riflessivo o intransitivo pronominale (figurato (ramo genealogico: fine) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") La nostra famiglia si estinguerà con mia figlia nubile. ⓘQuesta frase non è una traduzione della frase inglese. The royal blood line was extinguished. |
become extinctverbo riflessivo o intransitivo pronominale (figurato (sparire per sempre) Il panda rischia di estinguersi. The panda is at risk of becoming extinct. |
close an account
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pay a debt
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