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sfamare

to feed, to satisfy hunger

verb sfah-MAH-reh Rare
Food & Drink Cooking

Also means

to feed (a crowd or population)

Usage Note

Sfamare means to provide enough food to relieve hunger, often with a connotation of feeding many people or those in need — sfamare i poveri ('to feed the poor'). It takes avere as its auxiliary. The reflexive sfamarsi means 'to fill oneself up' or 'to eat one's fill'.

Examples

"L'organizzazione riesce a sfamare centinaia di persone."

Natural Translation

The organisation manages to feed hundreds of people.

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