heypolyglot
Italian

calciare

/kalˈtʃa.re/verbB2
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Meaning

to kick

  • to strike or propel a ball with the foot, especially in sports

In a sentence

L'attaccante ha calciato il pallone direttamente in rete.

The striker kicked the ball straight into the net.

Chi calcerà il rigore decisivo alla fine della partita?

Who will take the decisive penalty at the end of the match?

Non calciare la palla così forte vicino alle finestre!

Don't kick the ball so hard near the windows!

Word forms (48)
WordWord forms
calciareinfinitive
calcioindicative · present · singular · 1st person
calciindicative · present · singular · 2nd person
calciaindicative · present · singular · 3rd person
calciamoindicative · present · plural · 1st person
calciateindicative · present · plural · 2nd person
calcianoindicative · present · plural · 3rd person
calciavoindicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person
calciaviindicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person
calciavaindicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person
calciavamoindicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person
calciavateindicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person
calciavanoindicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person
calciaiindicative · past · singular · 1st person
calciastiindicative · past · singular · 2nd person
calciòindicative · past · singular · 3rd person
calciammoindicative · past · plural · 1st person
calciasteindicative · past · plural · 2nd person
calciaronoindicative · past · plural · 3rd person
calceròindicative · future · singular · 1st person
calceraiindicative · future · singular · 2nd person
calceràindicative · future · singular · 3rd person
calceremoindicative · future · plural · 1st person
calcereteindicative · future · plural · 2nd person
calcerannoindicative · future · plural · 3rd person
calcisubjunctive · present · singular · 1st person
calcisubjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person
calcisubjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person
calciamosubjunctive · present · plural · 1st person
calciatesubjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person
calcinosubjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person
calciassisubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person
calciassisubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person
calciassesubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person
calciassimosubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person
calciastesubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person
calciasserosubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person
calcereiconditional · present · singular · 1st person
calceresticonditional · present · singular · 2nd person
calcerebbeconditional · present · singular · 3rd person
calceremmoconditional · present · plural · 1st person
calceresteconditional · present · plural · 2nd person
calcerebberoconditional · present · plural · 3rd person
calciaimperative · singular · 2nd person
calciamoimperative · plural · 1st person
calciateimperative · plural · 2nd person
calciandogerund
calciatopast · participle

Usage notes

  • Specifically used for kicking a ball in sports; for kicking a person or object in anger, 'dare un calcio a' is more common.
  • Takes auxiliary avere.

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