abbassare
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verb
- to lower
- to press downon a pedal
- to dima light
Forms
Present
| I | abbasso |
|---|---|
| you | abbassi |
| he, she, it | abbassa |
| we | abbassiamo |
| you (plural) | abbassate |
| they | abbassano |
Imperfect
| I | abbassavo |
|---|---|
| you | abbassavi |
| he, she, it | abbassava |
| we | abbassavamo |
| you (plural) | abbassavate |
| they | abbassavano |
Past historic
| I | abbassai |
|---|---|
| you | abbassasti |
| he, she, it | abbassò |
| we | abbassammo |
| you (plural) | abbassaste |
| they | abbassarono |
Future
| I | abbasserò |
|---|---|
| you | abbasserai |
| he, she, it | abbasserà |
| we | abbasseremo |
| you (plural) | abbasserete |
| they | abbasseranno |
Conditional
| I | abbasserei |
|---|---|
| you | abbasseresti |
| he, she, it | abbasserebbe |
| we | abbasseremmo |
| you (plural) | abbassereste |
| they | abbasserebbero |
Subjunctive
| I | abbassi |
|---|---|
| you | abbassi |
| he, she, it | abbassi |
| we | abbassiamo |
| you (plural) | abbassiate |
| they | abbassino |
Imperfect subjunctive
| I | abbassassi |
|---|---|
| you | abbassassi |
| he, she, it | abbassasse |
| we | abbassassimo |
| you (plural) | abbassaste |
| they | abbassassero |
Imperative
| you | abbassa |
|---|---|
| he, she, it | abbassi |
| we | abbassiamo |
| you (plural) | abbassate |
| they | abbassino |
Other forms
| infinitive | abbassare |
|---|
More forms are in the app.
Used in the library
- Abbassa il volume: la vicina lavora di notte.Turn the volume down: the neighbour works at night.A2Di nuovo, per favore (8) — Again, please (8) (A2)
- Dille di chiudere la finestra e di abbassare le persiane.Tell her to close the window and to pull down the shutters.A2Quaranta gradi a Taormina — Forty Degrees in Taormina
- Luca abbassa lo sguardo. «Non ero al lavoro. Ero da una ragazza, ma non posso dire il suo nome.»Luca lowers his eyes. "I wasn't at work. I was at a girl's place, but I can't tell you her name."A2Il ladro innocente — The innocent thief (A2)
- Il volume della radio si abbassa alle undici, per accordo.The radio's volume is turned down at eleven, by agreement.B1Di nuovo, per favore (6) — Again, please (6) (B1)
Other ways to say it
- attenuareto make fainter, to attenuate; to ease (pain, etc.), to mitigate, to relieve
- calareto lower; to decrease
- diminuireto diminish, to decrease, to make less; to diminish, to decrease, to go down, to become less
- ridurreto reduce; to cut or pare down
- smorzareto put out, to extinguish, to quench (a fire, hunger, thirst, enthusiasm, etc.); to turn off (a light)