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wear

Pronunciation: /weə(r)/

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Italian translation of wear

A. n

B. vt

  • portare; (damage) consumare wear a hole in something = logorare qualcosa fino a fare un buco what shall I wear? = cosa mi metto?

C. vi

Phrasal verbs

wear away

wear down

vt estenuare [opposition etc]

wear off

vi scomparire; [effect] finire

wear out

wear through

vi [elbow, knee, shoe] bucarsi

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