Meaning
to run aground
- To beach, run aground, or drive ashore (transitive, uncommon).
- (Intransitive pronominal, arenarsi) To run aground (of a vessel); to come to a standstill or stall (of negotiations, projects).
In a sentence
La barca si è arenata sulla spiaggia a causa della bassa marea.
The boat ran aground on the beach due to low tide.
Purtroppo le trattative per il rinnovo del contratto si sono arenate ieri.
Unfortunately, negotiations for the contract renewal stalled yesterday.
Temo che il progetto di riforma si areni in Parlamento senza maggioranza.
I fear the reform project will stall in Parliament without a majority.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| arenare | infinitive |
| areno | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| areni | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| arena | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| areniamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| arenate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| arenano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| arenavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| arenavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| arenava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| arenavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| arenavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| arenavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| arenai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| arenasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| arenò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| arenammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| arenaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| arenarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| arenerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| arenerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| arenerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| areneremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| arenerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| areneranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| areni | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| areni | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| areni | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| areniamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| areniate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| arenino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| arenassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| arenassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| arenasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| arenassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| arenaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| arenassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| arenerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| areneresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| arenerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| areneremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| arenereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| arenerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| arena | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| areniamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| arenate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| arenando | gerund |
| arenato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Far more frequent in the pronominal form 'arenarsi'.
- Figuratively used when talks, projects, or reforms stall or reach an impasse.