smontare

Italian

Etymology

From s- +‎ montare.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zmonˈta.re/
• Rhymes: -are
• Hyphenation: smon‧tà‧re

Verb

smontàre (first-person singular present smónto, first-person singular past historic smontài, past participle smontàto, auxiliary (transitive, also intransitive in some meanings) avére or (intransitive in other meanings) èssere)

1. (transitive) to disassemble; to dismantle, to demount, to take apart

   Synonyms: scomporre, separare, dividere, sezionare, disfare, distruggere, scindere, smembrare, fare a pezzi

2. (transitive) to remove or transport away furnishings

   smontare una casa ― to hollow out a house

3. (transitive) to unframe

   Synonym: asportare

   smontare una pietra preziosa

   to unframe a gem (e.g. from a ring, necklace, encasing, etc.)

4. (transitive) to remove from a programming; to unschedule (a film, TV show, etc.)

   smontare un film ― to unschedule a film

5. (transitive) to deflate (a whisked food, e.g. a soufflé)

   Synonyms: sgonfiare, afflosciare

6. (intransitive) to deflate (of a whisked food, e.g. a soufflé) [auxiliary avere or essere]

   Synonyms: sgonfiarsi, afflosciarsi

7. (transitive) to deprive of enthusiasm or confidence; to demoralize; to discourage

   Synonyms: scoraggiare, sfiduciare; see also Thesaurus:abbattere

8. (transitive) to demonstrate the groundlessness (of an argument, accusation, etc.) by analyzing it; to tear down; to shoot down; to break apart

   Synonyms: demolire, ridimensionare, ridurre, sgonfiare, smantellare

9. (transitive) to deflate or demagnify (an exaggerated story, joke, etc.)

   Synonym: ridimensionare

10. (transitive, informal) to drop off (to let get off of a vehicle)

    smontami al prossimo incrocio

    drop me off at the next intersection

11. (intransitive, informal) to get off (of a vehicle) [auxiliary essere]

    smonto al prossimo incrocio ― I'll get off at the next intersection

12. (intransitive) to dismount (from); to get off (of) [with di or da] [auxiliary essere]

    smontare di bicicletta ― to get off the bike

13. (intransitive, informal) to finish a work shift [with di or da] [auxiliary essere]

    Synonyms: finire il turno, staccare, finire, terminare, smettere

    smonterà alle sette ― he will finish work at seven

    smontare dal turno ― to finish a work shift

14. (intransitive, rare) to fade [auxiliary avere] (of a color)

    Synonyms: sbiadire, stingere, scolorire, impallidire, schiarire

15. (intransitive, archaic) to stay (at a place) [auxiliary essere]

Conjugation

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

infinitive	smontàre
auxiliary verb		avére1, èssere2	gerund		smontàndo
present participle		smontànte	past participle		smontàto
person	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	io	tu	lui/lei, esso/essa	noi	voi	loro, essi/esse
present	smónto	smónti	smónta	smontiàmo	smontàte	smóntano
imperfect	smontàvo	smontàvi	smontàva	smontavàmo	smontavàte	smontàvano
past historic	smontài	smontàsti	smontò	smontàmmo	smontàste	smontàrono
future	smonterò	smonterài	smonterà	smonterémo	smonteréte	smonterànno
conditional	smonterèi	smonterésti	smonterèbbe, smonterébbe	smonterémmo	smonteréste	smonterèbbero, smonterébbero
subjunctive	che io	che tu	che lui/che lei, che esso/che essa	che noi	che voi	che loro, che essi/che esse
present	smónti	smónti	smónti	smontiàmo	smontiàte	smóntino
imperfect	smontàssi	smontàssi	smontàsse	smontàssimo	smontàste	smontàssero
imperative	—	tu	Lei	noi	voi	Loro
		smónta	smónti	smontiàmo	smontàte	smóntino
negative imperative		non smontàre	non smónti	non smontiàmo	non smontàte	non smóntino

¹Transitive, also intransitive in some meanings.
²Intransitive in other meanings.

Derived terms

• smontamento
• smontarsi

Anagrams

• mostrane, normaste, sarmento, smonterà, stremano