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fervere
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Italian
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *fervere, from Classical Latin fervēre, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewh₁- (“to be hot, boil”).
Pronunciation
Verb
fèrvere (first-person singular present fèrvo, first-person singular past historic (rare) fervétti or (ditto, traditional) fervètti or (rare) fervéi, no past participle) (intransitive)
- (literary) to be scorching
- (literary) to seethe (of a liquid)
- (figurative) to be intense or violent
- 2019, George Orwell, translated by Nicola Gardini, Nineteen Eighty-Four, Mondadori:
- Fervevano i preparativi per la Settimana dell'Odio, e il personale dei Ministeri faceva gli straordinari.
- The preparations for Hate Week were in full swing, and the staffs of all the Ministries were working overtime.
- (literally, “The preparations for Hate Week were intense, and the Ministry staff was working overtime.”)
Conjugation
1Rare.
2Traditional.
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Latin
Verb
fervēre
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