Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
Sfrontare
English translation:
Trim down
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May 6 17:12
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Italian term
Sfrontare
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What's the meaning of "sfrontare" in this text?
"Comunque, anche senza Fiorini, la grande squadra dovrebbe scaturire dai cervelli vulcanici dei Sanguineti, dei Corti [...]
Due portieri di gran classe Lusetti e Bonetti [...]
C'è da sfrontare. Anzi bisognerà sfrontare."
Context: https://sampdoria.forumfree.it/?t=63693770&st=30
"Comunque, anche senza Fiorini, la grande squadra dovrebbe scaturire dai cervelli vulcanici dei Sanguineti, dei Corti [...]
Due portieri di gran classe Lusetti e Bonetti [...]
C'è da sfrontare. Anzi bisognerà sfrontare."
Context: https://sampdoria.forumfree.it/?t=63693770&st=30
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Trim down
There's a pretty long list of players, surely more than a football team can accomodate, so, in this context, it sounds like an outdated or regional spelling of "sfrondare", which means "to trim down"
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Note added at 35 mins (2024-05-06 17:47:29 GMT)
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"Secolo XIX", the Italian newspaper that originally published the story in 1946, has the text saved in their archive and it's indeed "sfrondare". https://www.ilsecoloxix.it/genova/2009/11/30/news/le-storie-...
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Note added at 35 mins (2024-05-06 17:47:29 GMT)
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"Secolo XIX", the Italian newspaper that originally published the story in 1946, has the text saved in their archive and it's indeed "sfrondare". https://www.ilsecoloxix.it/genova/2009/11/30/news/le-storie-...
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