Meaning
to straighten
- to prick up (ears)
- to erect, to raise
In a sentence
Devo drizzare questo quadro, è tutto storto.
I need to straighten this picture, it's all crooked.
Il cane ha drizzato le orecchie subito.
The dog pricked up its ears right away.
Puoi drizzare la schiena, per favore?
Can you straighten your back, please?
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| drizzare | infinitive |
| drizziamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| drizzo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| drizzate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| drizzi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| drizzano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| drizza | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| drizzavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| drizzavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| drizzavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| drizzavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| drizzavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| drizzava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| drizzammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| drizzai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| drizzaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| drizzasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| drizzarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| drizzò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| drizzeremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| drizzerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| drizzerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| drizzerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| drizzeranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| drizzerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| drizziamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| drizzi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| drizziate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| drizzi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| drizzino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| drizzi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| drizzassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| drizzassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| drizzaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| drizzassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| drizzassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| drizzasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| drizzeremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| drizzerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| drizzereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| drizzeresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| drizzerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| drizzerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| drizziamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| drizzate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| drizza | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| drizzando | gerund |
| drizzato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Often used reflexively: drizzarsi for hair, ears, or someone suddenly standing upright. Non-reflexive is more common for straightening objects.
- For fixing something bent, raddrizzare is often more idiomatic than drizzare, especially with roads, backs, or crooked objects.
- In modern speech, the sexual meaning is vulgar and usually appears as drizzarsi. Avoid it in neutral or formal contexts.