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fiaccare

to exhaust, to wear down

verb fyahk-KAH-reh Rare
Body & Health Health & Illness

Also means

to weaken

Usage Note

Fiaccare conveys a gradual sapping of energy or resistance — used for people (la fatica lo ha fiaccato) and for breaking down an enemy's will. It takes avere in compound tenses. The related noun is fiacca (listlessness, fatigue).

Examples

"La lunga attesa ha fiaccato la sua volontà."

Natural Translation

The long wait wore down his will.

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