frangente

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Italian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /franˈd͡ʒɛn.te/
  • Rhymes: -ɛnte
  • Hyphenation: fran‧gèn‧te

Noun[edit]

frangente m (plural frangenti)

  1. breaker (wave)
  2. reef
  3. difficult situation or circumstance
    • 2020 August 1, “Usa, sarà afroamericana la vice di Biden: Karen Bass e Susan Rice in pole position [USA, Biden's vice will be African-American:Karen Bass e Susan Rice in pole position]”, in la Repubblica[1]:
      Senatrice californiana, 55 anni, ha corso le primarie contro Biden e in alcuni frangenti lo ha attaccato proprio sulla questione raziale, aspetto che potrebbe pesarle nella corsa da numero due.
      Californian Senator, 55 years old, ran in the primaries against Biden and, in some difficult situations, attacked him precisely on the race issue, an aspect that could cost her in the race for number two.

Participle[edit]

frangente (plural frangenti)

  1. present participle of frangere

Latin[edit]

Participle[edit]

frangente

  1. ablative masculine/feminine/neuter singular of frangēns