scantonare

Italian

Verb

scantonàre (first-person singular present scantóno, first-person singular past historic scantonài, past participle scantonàto, auxiliary avére)

(transitive) to round, to chamfer, to smooth at the corners (marble, glass, etc.)
(transitive, bookbinding) to round the corners of (books, cards, etc.)
(transitive, figurative, rare) to consume, to squander (wealth)
Synonyms: consumare, intaccare
(intransitive) to turn the corner quickly (to avoid someone) [auxiliary avere]
(intransitive, figurative) to shirk obligations [auxiliary avere]
(intransitive, figurative) to change the subject, to duck questions [auxiliary avere]
(transitive, archaic) to evade, to dodge (someone)

Conjugation

Conjugation of scantonàre (-are) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)

person	singular			plural
infinitive	scantonàre
auxiliary verb		avére	gerund		scantonàndo
present participle		scantonànte	past participle		scantonàto
person	first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	io	tu	lui/lei, esso/essa	noi	voi	loro, essi/esse
present	scantóno	scantóni	scantóna	scantoniàmo	scantonàte	scantónano
imperfect	scantonàvo	scantonàvi	scantonàva	scantonavàmo	scantonavàte	scantonàvano
past historic	scantonài	scantonàsti	scantonò	scantonàmmo	scantonàste	scantonàrono
future	scantonerò	scantonerài	scantonerà	scantonerémo	scantoneréte	scantonerànno
conditional	scantonerèi	scantonerésti	scantonerèbbe, scantonerébbe	scantonerémmo	scantoneréste	scantonerèbbero, scantonerébbero
subjunctive	che io	che tu	che lui/che lei, che esso/che essa	che noi	che voi	che loro, che essi/che esse
present	scantóni	scantóni	scantóni	scantoniàmo	scantoniàte	scantónino
imperfect	scantonàssi	scantonàssi	scantonàsse	scantonàssimo	scantonàste	scantonàssero
imperative	—	tu	Lei	noi	voi	Loro
imperative		scantóna	scantóni	scantoniàmo	scantonàte	scantónino
negative imperative		non scantonàre	non scantóni	non scantoniàmo	non scantonàte	non scantónino

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Anagrams

scannatore, scannerato, scantonerà