stirare

to iron

verb stee-RAH-reh Rare

Origin: Latin extirare, variant of extendere

Also means

to stretch

Usage Note

Stirare most commonly means to iron clothes (stirare una camicia). It also means to stretch or strain a muscle (stirarsi un muscolo), which is the medical sense (stiramento muscolare). These two meanings are context-dependent. When used reflexively (stirarsi), it often means to stretch one's body. It takes avere as auxiliary.

Examples

"Devo stirare le camicie per domani."

Natural Translation

I need to iron the shirts for tomorrow.

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