Meaning
to infiltrate, sneak in
- to introduce agents or members secretly into a group or territory
- (infiltrarsi) to seep or filter slowly through pores or cracks (liquid)
- (reflexive / reciprocal) to gain clandestine or unauthorized entry into an organization or place
In a sentence
La polizia è riuscita a infiltrare una spia nella banda criminale.
The police managed to infiltrate a spy into the criminal gang.
L'acqua piovana continua a infiltrarsi nei muri della cantina.
Rainwater continues to seep into the basement walls.
I manifestanti violenti si sono infiltrati nel corteo pacifico.
Violent protesters infiltrated the peaceful march.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| infiltrare | infinitive |
| infiltro | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| infiltri | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| infiltra | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| infiltriamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| infiltrate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| infiltrano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| infiltravo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| infiltravi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| infiltrava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| infiltravamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| infiltravate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| infiltravano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| infiltrai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| infiltrasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| infiltrò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| infiltrammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| infiltraste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| infiltrarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| infiltrerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| infiltrerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| infiltrerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| infiltreremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| infiltrerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| infiltreranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| infiltri | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| infiltri | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| infiltri | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| infiltriamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| infiltriate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| infiltrino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| infiltrassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| infiltrassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| infiltrasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| infiltrassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| infiltraste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| infiltrassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| infiltrerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| infiltreresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| infiltrerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| infiltreremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| infiltrereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| infiltrerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| infiltra | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| infiltriamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| infiltrate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| infiltrando | gerund |
| infiltrato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Most frequently encountered as the pronominal reflexive 'infiltrarsi' (to infiltrate, slip into).