lascia che si sfoghi a mangiare cioccolata

rabbia, frustrazione vent, get rid of (con, su on)

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sfogare v.tr. to give* vent to (sthg.), to vent; to let* out, to pour out; (prendersela con qlcu.) to take* (sthg.) out (on s.o.): sfogare la gioia, l'odio, to give vent to joy, to hate; sfogare la propria collera, la propria indignazione, to give vent to one's anger, one's indignation; sfogò la sua collera su di me, he vented his anger on me (o he took his anger out on me); sfogare il proprio dolore, to pour out one's sorrow; avevo bisogno di sfogare il mio dolore con qlcu., I needed to pour out my sorrow to s.o.; non sfogare il tuo malumore su di me!, don't take out your bad temper on me!

◆ v. intr. to come* out; to go* out; to let* out; (fig.) to give* vent (to sthg.): il fumo è sfogato dalla finestra, the smoke went out of the window; la piaga sfoga, the pus is coming out (of the wound); il suo dolore sfogò in lacrime, he gave vent to his pain in tears // far sfogare il fumo, to let the smoke out; far sfogare una malattia, to let a disease take its course; far sfogare la rabbia a qlcu., to allow s.o. to let off steam.

◘ sfogarsi v.intr.pron.

1 to relieve one's feelings, to get* a load off one's chest; to give* vent to one's feelings; (prendersela con qlcu.) to take* it out (on s.o.): si sfoga sempre sulla moglie, he always takes it out on his wife; corre per sfogare, he runs to get it out of his system; sfogare con qlcu., to open one's heart (o to unburden oneself) to s.o.; sfogare in lacrime, to weep out one's sorrow

2 ( soddisfare un desiderio) to take* one's fill, to take* as much, as many as one wants: lascia che si sfoghi a mangiare cioccolata, let him eat his fill of chocolates.

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1. vt

(gioia, tristezza) to give vent to, (energia) to work off

2. vi

(aus essere) (liquido) to flow out, (gas) to escape, (malattia, febbre) to run its course

3. vr (sfogarsi)

(persona) to give vent to one's feelings, (liberarsi di un peso) to get a load off one's chest

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verbo transitivo [ persona] to pour out, to vent, to work off [collera, dolore]; to give* vent to [ istinti]

verbo intransitivo (aus. essere)

verbo pronominale sfogarsi

1) (prendersela) to let* off steam

2) (aprirsi) to relieve one's feelings, to get* it out of one's system, to take* a load off one's chest

3) (togliersi la voglia) to kick up one's heels

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sfogare

/sfo'gare/ [1]

I verbo transitivo

 [ persona] to pour out, to vent, to work off [collera, dolore]; to give* vent to [ istinti]

II verbo intransitivo

 (aus. essere) il fumo sfoga dalla finestra the smoke escapes via the window

III sfogarsi verbo pronominale

 1 (prendersela) to let* off steam; -rsi su qcn. to take it out on sb.

 2 (aprirsi) to relieve one's feelings, to get* it out of one's system, to take* a load off one's chest; -rsi con qcn. to pour out one's heart to sb.

 3 (togliersi la voglia) to kick up one's heels; - rsi a mangiare to eat as much as one wants o to eat one's fill.