Meaning
to paint, whitewash
- To paint walls white or apply fresh paint to interior surfaces.
- To turn white or become coated in white (e.g., hair, snow).
In a sentence
Abbiamo deciso di imbiancare il salotto prima dell'arrivo degli ospiti.
We decided to repaint the living room before the guests arrived.
Quando avete intenzione di imbiancare le pareti della camera?
When do you plan to paint the bedroom walls?
Non imbiancheremo la cucina finché non avremo riparato le perdite.
We will not paint the kitchen until we have fixed the leaks.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| imbiancare | infinitive |
| imbianco | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| imbianchi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| imbianca | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| imbianchiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| imbiancate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| imbiancano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| imbiancavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| imbiancavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| imbiancava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| imbiancavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| imbiancavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| imbiancavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| imbiancai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| imbiancasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| imbiancò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| imbiancammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| imbiancaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| imbiancarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| imbiancherò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| imbiancherai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| imbiancherà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| imbiancheremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| imbiancherete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| imbiancheranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| imbianchi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| imbianchi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| imbianchi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| imbianchiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| imbianchiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| imbianchino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| imbiancassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| imbiancassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| imbiancasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| imbiancassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| imbiancaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| imbiancassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| imbiancherei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| imbiancheresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| imbiancherebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| imbiancheremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| imbianchereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| imbiancherebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| imbianca | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| imbianchiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| imbiancate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| imbiancando | gerund |
| imbiancato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Transitive when painting walls (auxiliary 'avere'); takes 'essere' when meaning to turn white.