sdraiato

lying down

adjective zdrah-YAH-toh Rare

Origin: Past participle of sdraiarsi (to lie down), from s- + draiarsi, possibly dialect origin.

Also means

reclined; stretched out

Usage Note

Sdraiato is the past participle of sdraiarsi used as an adjective meaning 'lying down' or 'stretched out'. It agrees in gender and number: sdraiata, sdraiati, sdraiate. The reflexive verb sdraiarsi takes essere in compound tenses: si è sdraiato sul divano (he lay down on the sofa).

Examples

"Era sdraiato sul divano a guardare la TV."

Natural Translation

He was lying on the sofa watching TV.

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