heypolyglot
Italian

disdire

/dizˈdi.re/verbB2
Extended vocabulary · Vocabulary rank 8,305

Meaning

cancel, call off

  • to cancel a booking, contract, appointment, or subscription
  • to retract or revoke a statement (formal)

In a sentence

Devo disdire l'appuntamento dal dentista per domani mattina.

I need to cancel my dentist appointment for tomorrow morning.

Se cambi idea, puoi disdire la camera senza penali.

If you change your mind, you can cancel the room with no penalty.

Ha disdetto l'abbonamento alla palestra perché non aveva tempo.

He cancelled his gym membership because he had no time.

Word forms (48)
WordWord forms
disdireinfinitive
disdicoindicative · present · singular · 1st person
disdiciindicative · present · singular · 2nd person
disdiceindicative · present · singular · 3rd person
disdiciamoindicative · present · plural · 1st person
disditeindicative · present · plural · 2nd person
disdiconoindicative · present · plural · 3rd person
disdicevoindicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person
disdiceviindicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person
disdicevaindicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person
disdicevamoindicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person
disdicevateindicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person
disdicevanoindicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person
disdissiindicative · past · singular · 1st person
disdicestiindicative · past · singular · 2nd person
disdisseindicative · past · singular · 3rd person
disdicemmoindicative · past · plural · 1st person
disdicesteindicative · past · plural · 2nd person
disdisseroindicative · past · plural · 3rd person
disdiròindicative · future · singular · 1st person
disdiraiindicative · future · singular · 2nd person
disdiràindicative · future · singular · 3rd person
disdiremoindicative · future · plural · 1st person
disdireteindicative · future · plural · 2nd person
disdirannoindicative · future · plural · 3rd person
disdicasubjunctive · present · singular · 1st person
disdicasubjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person
disdicasubjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person
disdiciamosubjunctive · present · plural · 1st person
disdiciatesubjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person
disdicanosubjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person
disdicessisubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person
disdicessisubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person
disdicessesubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person
disdicessimosubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person
disdicestesubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person
disdicesserosubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person
disdireiconditional · present · singular · 1st person
disdiresticonditional · present · singular · 2nd person
disdirebbeconditional · present · singular · 3rd person
disdiremmoconditional · present · plural · 1st person
disdiresteconditional · present · plural · 2nd person
disdirebberoconditional · present · plural · 3rd person
disdiciimperative · singular · 2nd person
disdiciamoimperative · plural · 1st person
disditeimperative · plural · 2nd person
disdicendogerund
disdettopast · participle

Usage notes

  • Conjugated like 'dire' (disdico, disdici, disdice, disdetto).
  • Differs from 'annullare': 'disdire' is preferred for reservations, tickets, appointments, and contracts.
  • present: disdico, disdici, disdice, disdiciamo, disdite, disdicono
  • past participle disdetto

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