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Italian

assaltare

/assalˈtare/verbC1
Extended vocabulary · Vocabulary rank 6,408

Meaning

to storm, to attack

  • to attack violently and suddenly; to storm or rush in large numbers
  • to raid or crowd into a place intensely

In a sentence

I clienti hanno assaltato i negozi nel primo giorno dei saldi.

Customers stormed the shops on the first day of the sales.

Un gruppo di banditi ha assaltato il furgone blindato durante la notte.

A group of bandits stormed the armored van during the night.

I manifestanti non hanno cercato di assaltare l'edificio governativo.

The protesters did not try to storm the government building.

Word forms (48)
WordWord forms
assaltareinfinitive
assaltoindicative · present · singular · 1st person
assaltiindicative · present · singular · 2nd person
assaltaindicative · present · singular · 3rd person
assaltiamoindicative · present · plural · 1st person
assaltateindicative · present · plural · 2nd person
assaltanoindicative · present · plural · 3rd person
assaltavoindicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person
assaltaviindicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person
assaltavaindicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person
assaltavamoindicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person
assaltavateindicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person
assaltavanoindicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person
assaltaiindicative · past · singular · 1st person
assaltastiindicative · past · singular · 2nd person
assaltòindicative · past · singular · 3rd person
assaltammoindicative · past · plural · 1st person
assaltasteindicative · past · plural · 2nd person
assaltaronoindicative · past · plural · 3rd person
assalteròindicative · future · singular · 1st person
assalteraiindicative · future · singular · 2nd person
assalteràindicative · future · singular · 3rd person
assalteremoindicative · future · plural · 1st person
assaltereteindicative · future · plural · 2nd person
assalterannoindicative · future · plural · 3rd person
assaltisubjunctive · present · singular · 1st person
assaltisubjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person
assaltisubjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person
assaltiamosubjunctive · present · plural · 1st person
assaltiatesubjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person
assaltinosubjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person
assaltassisubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person
assaltassisubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person
assaltassesubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person
assaltassimosubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person
assaltastesubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person
assaltasserosubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person
assaltereiconditional · present · singular · 1st person
assalteresticonditional · present · singular · 2nd person
assalterebbeconditional · present · singular · 3rd person
assalteremmoconditional · present · plural · 1st person
assalteresteconditional · present · plural · 2nd person
assalterebberoconditional · present · plural · 3rd person
assaltaimperative · singular · 2nd person
assaltiamoimperative · plural · 1st person
assaltateimperative · plural · 2nd person
assaltandogerund
assaltatopast · participle

Usage notes

  • Takes auxiliary 'avere' in compound tenses.
  • Often used figuratively for eager consumers or crowds storming stores or counters.

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