giostrare

Italian (Fiorentino)

verb
Definitions
  • (intransitive) to joust or tilt
  • (figuratively) to duel or fight
  • (intransitive) to act skillfully and dexterously in a difficult situation; to maneuver
  • (intransitive) to idle (spend time in idleness)
  • (transitive) to manage shrewdly or slickly to one's advantage
  • (transitive) to deceive

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French joster (joust) derived from Latin *iuxtāre, iuxta (next to, alongside).

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Latin

iuxta

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next to, alongside

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