avercela

• averla (archaic)

Literally, “to have it”.

• IPA^(key): /aˈver.t͡ʃe.la/
• Rhymes: -ertʃela
• Hyphenation: a‧vér‧ce‧la

avércela (pronominal, first-person singular present (with syntactic gemination after the verb) ce la hò, first-person singular past historic ce la èbbi or ce la ébbi, past participle avùto, first-person singular future ce la avrò, first-person singular subjunctive ce la àbbia, second-person singular imperative àbbicela, auxiliary avére)

1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see avere,‎ ci,‎ la.

   non ce l'hai? ― don't you have it?

2. (informal, transitive with con) to hold a grudge (against); to have it in (for)

   Synonym: volerne

   Ce l'hanno con me, solo perché non gli ho dato retta.

   They are holding a grudge against me, just because I didn't listen to them.

   È inutile avercela con loro. Tu sai che hanno ragione.

   Holding a grudge against them is pointless. You know they're right.

3. (informal, transitive with con) to be angry (at)

   Ti ho sentito urlare al telefono, prima. Con chi ce l'avevi?

   I heard you yelling at the phone earlier. Who were you mad at?

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• avere² in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana