Meaning
tread, press down
- To press down firmly; to tread on or walk upon.
- To overemphasize or exaggerate (especially in idiom 'calcare la mano').
In a sentence
Ha calcato la mano con le critiche durante la riunione.
He laid it on thick with the criticism during the meeting.
L'attore torna a calcare le scene dopo dieci anni di assenza.
The actor returns to the stage after a ten-year absence.
Non calcare troppo con la matita o romperai la punta.
Don't press down too hard with the pencil or you'll break the tip.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| calcare | infinitive |
| calco | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| calchi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| calca | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| calchiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| calcate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| calcano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| calcavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| calcavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| calcava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| calcavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| calcavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| calcavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| calcai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| calcasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| calcò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| calcammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| calcaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| calcarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| calcherò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| calcherai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| calcherà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| calcheremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| calcherete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| calcheranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| calchi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| calchi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| calchi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| calchiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| calchiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| calchino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| calcassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| calcassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| calcasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| calcassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| calcaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| calcassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| calcherei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| calcheresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| calcherebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| calcheremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| calchereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| calcherebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| calca | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| calchiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| calcate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| calcando | gerund |
| calcato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Follows regular '-are' conjugation, but inserts 'h' before 'e' and 'i' (e.g., 'calchi', 'calchiamo') to preserve the hard /k/ sound.