smaltire

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Italian

Etymology

Likely from Gothic *𐍃𐌼𐌰𐌻𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽 (*smaltjan); in any case ultimately from Proto-Germanic *smaltijaną. Compare German schmelzen (“to melt”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zmalˈti.re/
  • Rhymes: -ire
  • Hyphenation: smal‧tì‧re

Verb

smaltìre (first-person singular present smaltìsco, first-person singular past historic smaltìi, past participle smaltìto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to digest (food, etc.)
    Synonyms: assorbire, digerire
  2. (transitive, by extension) to get over (a problem, disappointment, etc.)
    Synonyms: calmare, placare, sbollire, sfogare
  3. (transitive, figurative, by extension) to swallow (put up with)
    non credo che sia facile smaltire un danno di tal dimensione
    I don't think it is easy to swallow an injury of that proportion
  4. (transitive, by extension) to dispose of (waste)
  5. (transitive, by extension) to lose weight
    smaltire 5 chilogrammi ― lose 5 kilograms (of body weight)
  6. (transitive) to drain off or away
    Synonyms: eliminare, scaricare, fare defluire
  7. (transitive, by extension, informal) to sell off (goods), to get rid of
    Synonyms: sbolognare, smerciare, svendere

Conjugation

    Conjugation of smaltìre (-ire) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
infinitive smaltìre
auxiliary verb avére gerund smaltèndo
present participle smaltènte past participle smaltìto
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative io tu lui/lei, esso/essa noi voi loro, essi/esse
present smaltìsco smaltìsci smaltìsce smaltiàmo smaltìte smaltìscono
imperfect smaltìvo smaltìvi smaltìva smaltivàmo smaltivàte smaltìvano
past historic smaltìi smaltìsti smaltì smaltìmmo smaltìste smaltìrono
future smaltirò smaltirài smaltirà smaltirémo smaltiréte smaltirànno
conditional io tu lui/lei, esso/essa noi voi loro, essi/esse
present smaltirèi smaltirésti smaltirèbbe, smaltirébbe smaltirémmo smaltiréste smaltirèbbero, smaltirébbero
subjunctive che io che tu che lui/che lei, che esso/che essa che noi che voi che loro, che essi/che esse
present smaltìsca smaltìsca smaltìsca smaltiàmo smaltiàte smaltìscano
imperfect smaltìssi smaltìssi smaltìsse smaltìssimo smaltìste smaltìssero
imperative — tu Lei noi voi Loro
smaltìsci smaltìsca smaltiàmo smaltìte smaltìscano
negative imperative non smaltìre non smaltìsca non smaltiàmo non smaltìte non smaltìscano

References

  1. ^ smaltire in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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