What does sfiorare in Italian mean?
What is the meaning of the word sfiorare in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use sfiorare in Italian.
The word sfiorare in Italian means brush against, touch lightly, almost, very nearly, remove the fat from the milk, nearly achieve perfection, almost perfect, escape by the skin of one's teeth. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word sfiorare
brush against, touch lightlyverbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (toccare appena) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") Il neonato ha iniziato a sfiorare gli oggetti e presto riuscirà ad afferrarli. The baby has started to lightly touch objects and will soon be able to grab them, |
almost, very nearlyverbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (figurato (perdere per un soffio) (adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.") La nostra squadra di pallavolo ha sfiorato per ben due anni la vittoria del campionato. Our volleyball team very nearly won the championship for two years. |
remove the fat from the milk
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nearly achieve perfection, almost perfect
(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.") |
escape by the skin of one's teeth
(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") |
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