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scandalizzare

to scandalize

verb skan-dah-leed-DZAH-reh Rare

Also means

to shock

Usage Note

Scandalizzare takes avere as its auxiliary. The reflexive scandalizzarsi means 'to be scandalized' or 'to take offense' and is equally common. The past participle is scandalizzato. Avoid confusing it with scandaloso (the adjective 'scandalous').

Examples

"La sua proposta ha scandalizzato tutti."

Natural Translation

His proposal scandalized everyone.

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