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digerire

to digest

verb dee-jeh-REE-reh Rare
Body & Health Health & Illness

Also means

to put up with; to stomach (figuratively)

Usage Note

Digerire is used both literally (digerire il cibo, to digest food) and figuratively (non riesco a digerire quella decisione, I can't stomach that decision). It takes avere as its auxiliary. The noun digestione (digestion) and adjective digestivo (digestive; also a post-meal digestif) are closely related terms learners often encounter together.

Examples

"Ho mangiato troppo e faccio fatica a digerire."

Natural Translation

I ate too much and I am struggling to digest.

Literal Translation

I-have eaten too-much and I-do difficulty to digest.

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