smaltire

Italian

Etymology

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

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	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

Related terms

• smaltare

Anagrams

• malestri, merlasti, smerlati