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esasperare

to exasperate

verb eh-zah-speh-RAH-reh Rare

Origin: From Latin exasperare, 'to roughen', from asper, 'rough'.

Also means

to aggravate

Usage Note

Esasperare means to push someone to the limit of patience. The reflexive esasperarsi means to become exasperated: mi sono esasperato (I got exasperated). It takes avere as the auxiliary in compound tenses.

Examples

"Quel rumore mi esaspera ogni giorno."

Natural Translation

That noise exasperates me every day.

Literal Translation

That noise to-me exasperates every day.

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