Meaning
to contain, to stem
- To hold back, contain, or curb a flow, spread, or negative phenomenon.
- To build dikes, embankments, or levees along a watercourse.
In a sentence
Il governo sta cercando misure rapide per arginare l'inflazione.
The government is seeking swift measures to curb inflation.
I medici non riescono ancora ad arginare la diffusione del virus.
Doctors are not yet able to stem the spread of the virus.
Hanno costruito barriere per arginare la piena del fiume.
They built barriers to contain the river's floodwaters.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| arginare | infinitive |
| argino | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| argini | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| argina | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| arginiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| arginate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| arginano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| arginavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| arginavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| arginava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| arginavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| arginavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| arginavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| arginai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| arginasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| arginò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| arginammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| arginaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| arginarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| arginerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| arginerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| arginerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| argineremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| arginerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| argineranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| argini | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| argini | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| argini | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| arginiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| arginiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| arginino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| arginassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| arginassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| arginasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| arginassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| arginaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| arginassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| arginerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| argineresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| arginerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| argineremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| arginereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| arginerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| argina | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| arginiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| arginate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| arginando | gerund |
| arginato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Derived from 'argine' (embankment, riverbank).
- Frequently used metaphorically in politics and economics: 'arginare la crisi', 'arginare le perdite'.