heypolyglot
Italian

fiondare

/fjonˈda.re/verbC1
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Meaning

to dash, fling

  • informal: to fling, shoot, or hurl away
  • reflexive (fiondarsi): to rush, dash, or hurtle somewhere rapidly

In a sentence

Appena suonata la campanella, si sono fiondati fuori dalla classe.

As soon as the bell rang, they dashed out of the classroom.

Perché ti fiondi sempre sul cibo prima degli altri?

Why do you always dive onto the food before everyone else?

Ho perso l'autobus e mi sono dovuto fiondare alla stazione.

I missed the bus and had to rush to the station.

Word forms (48)
WordWord forms
fiondareinfinitive
fiondoindicative · present · singular · 1st person
fiondiindicative · present · singular · 2nd person
fiondaindicative · present · singular · 3rd person
fiondiamoindicative · present · plural · 1st person
fiondateindicative · present · plural · 2nd person
fiondanoindicative · present · plural · 3rd person
fiondavoindicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person
fiondaviindicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person
fiondavaindicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person
fiondavamoindicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person
fiondavateindicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person
fiondavanoindicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person
fiondaiindicative · past · singular · 1st person
fiondastiindicative · past · singular · 2nd person
fiondòindicative · past · singular · 3rd person
fiondammoindicative · past · plural · 1st person
fiondasteindicative · past · plural · 2nd person
fiondaronoindicative · past · plural · 3rd person
fionderòindicative · future · singular · 1st person
fionderaiindicative · future · singular · 2nd person
fionderàindicative · future · singular · 3rd person
fionderemoindicative · future · plural · 1st person
fiondereteindicative · future · plural · 2nd person
fionderannoindicative · future · plural · 3rd person
fiondisubjunctive · present · singular · 1st person
fiondisubjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person
fiondisubjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person
fiondiamosubjunctive · present · plural · 1st person
fiondiatesubjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person
fiondinosubjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person
fiondassisubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person
fiondassisubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person
fiondassesubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person
fiondassimosubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person
fiondastesubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person
fiondasserosubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person
fiondereiconditional · present · singular · 1st person
fionderesticonditional · present · singular · 2nd person
fionderebbeconditional · present · singular · 3rd person
fionderemmoconditional · present · plural · 1st person
fionderesteconditional · present · plural · 2nd person
fionderebberoconditional · present · plural · 3rd person
fiondaimperative · singular · 2nd person
fiondiamoimperative · plural · 1st person
fiondateimperative · plural · 2nd person
fiondandogerund
fiondatopast · participle

Usage notes

  • Informal: avoid in highly formal writing.
  • Overwhelmingly used reflexively: 'fiondarsi su/a' means to pounce on or dash to something.
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