What does porgere in Italian mean?
What is the meaning of the word porgere in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use porgere in Italian.
The word porgere in Italian means extend, pass, hand out, offer, lend, give, declaim, recite, leave yourself open, leave yourself vulnerable, turn the other cheek, offer your apologies. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word porgere
extend, pass, hand outverbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (offrire tendendo) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") Mi porse un fazzoletto, io lo presi e ringraziai. Bisogna sempre porgere l'altra guancia. He handed out a tissue, which I took after thanking him. |
offer, lend, giveverbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (figurato (prestare, offrire) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") Vi porgo le mie scuse. I would like to offer my apologies. |
declaim, reciteverbo intransitivo (letterario, obsoleto (declamare, recitare) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") Quell'attore porge molto bene. That actor recites very well. |
leave yourself open, leave yourself vulnerable
(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.") |
turn the other cheek
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offer your apologies
(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") Ti porgo le mie scuse per averti insultato ieri. |
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