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Italian

grigliare

/ɡriʎˈʎaːre/verbB1
Extended vocabulary · Vocabulary rank 54,000

Meaning

to grill

  • to cook food on a grill
  • to cook over direct heat

In a sentence

Stasera griglio le zucchine.

Tonight I’m grilling the courgettes.

Possiamo grigliare il pesce fuori?

Can we grill the fish outside?

Non griglio mai troppo la carne.

I never grill meat too much.

Word forms (48)
WordWord forms
grigliareinfinitive
griglioindicative · present · singular · 1st person
grigliindicative · present · singular · 2nd person
grigliaindicative · present · singular · 3rd person
grigliamoindicative · present · plural · 1st person
grigliateindicative · present · plural · 2nd person
griglianoindicative · present · plural · 3rd person
grigliavoindicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person
grigliaviindicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person
grigliavaindicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person
grigliavamoindicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person
grigliavateindicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person
grigliavanoindicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person
grigliaiindicative · past · singular · 1st person
grigliastiindicative · past · singular · 2nd person
grigliòindicative · past · singular · 3rd person
grigliammoindicative · past · plural · 1st person
grigliasteindicative · past · plural · 2nd person
grigliaronoindicative · past · plural · 3rd person
griglieròindicative · future · singular · 1st person
griglieraiindicative · future · singular · 2nd person
griglieràindicative · future · singular · 3rd person
griglieremoindicative · future · plural · 1st person
grigliereteindicative · future · plural · 2nd person
griglierannoindicative · future · plural · 3rd person
griglisubjunctive · present · singular · 1st person
griglisubjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person
griglisubjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person
grigliamosubjunctive · present · plural · 1st person
grigliatesubjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person
griglinosubjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person
grigliassisubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person
grigliassisubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person
grigliassesubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person
grigliassimosubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person
grigliastesubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person
grigliasserosubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person
grigliereiconditional · present · singular · 1st person
griglieresticonditional · present · singular · 2nd person
griglierebbeconditional · present · singular · 3rd person
griglieremmoconditional · present · plural · 1st person
griglieresteconditional · present · plural · 2nd person
griglierebberoconditional · present · plural · 3rd person
grigliaimperative · singular · 2nd person
grigliamoimperative · plural · 1st person
grigliateimperative · plural · 2nd person
grigliandogerund
grigliatopast · participle

Usage notes

  • Usually takes avere: ho grigliato le verdure.
  • Common with meat, fish, and vegetables.
  • Do not confuse with arrostire, which is broader and often means roast.

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