heypolyglot
Italian

insabbiare

/insabˈbja.re/verbC1
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Meaning

to cover up, to hush up

  • to conceal, hush up, or deliberately stall an investigation or scandal (figurative)
  • to run aground on sand or become buried under sand (literal)

In a sentence

Hanno cercato di insabbiare il caso prima che la notizia trapelasse.

They tried to hush up the case before the news leaked.

Perché il comitato vuole insabbiare i risultati dell'audit interno?

Why does the committee want to cover up the results of the internal audit?

I documenti riservati non furono insabbiati e arrivarono ai giornalisti.

The confidential documents were not covered up and reached journalists.

Word forms (48)
WordWord forms
insabbiareinfinitive
insabbioindicative · present · singular · 1st person
insabbiindicative · present · singular · 2nd person
insabbiaindicative · present · singular · 3rd person
insabbiamoindicative · present · plural · 1st person
insabbiateindicative · present · plural · 2nd person
insabbianoindicative · present · plural · 3rd person
insabbiavoindicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person
insabbiaviindicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person
insabbiavaindicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person
insabbiavamoindicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person
insabbiavateindicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person
insabbiavanoindicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person
insabbiaiindicative · past · singular · 1st person
insabbiastiindicative · past · singular · 2nd person
insabbiòindicative · past · singular · 3rd person
insabbiammoindicative · past · plural · 1st person
insabbiasteindicative · past · plural · 2nd person
insabbiaronoindicative · past · plural · 3rd person
insabbieròindicative · future · singular · 1st person
insabbieraiindicative · future · singular · 2nd person
insabbieràindicative · future · singular · 3rd person
insabbieremoindicative · future · plural · 1st person
insabbiereteindicative · future · plural · 2nd person
insabbierannoindicative · future · plural · 3rd person
insabbisubjunctive · present · singular · 1st person
insabbisubjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person
insabbisubjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person
insabbiamosubjunctive · present · plural · 1st person
insabbiatesubjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person
insabbinosubjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person
insabbiassisubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person
insabbiassisubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person
insabbiassesubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person
insabbiassimosubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person
insabbiastesubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person
insabbiasserosubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person
insabbiereiconditional · present · singular · 1st person
insabbieresticonditional · present · singular · 2nd person
insabbierebbeconditional · present · singular · 3rd person
insabbieremmoconditional · present · plural · 1st person
insabbieresteconditional · present · plural · 2nd person
insabbierebberoconditional · present · plural · 3rd person
insabbiaimperative · singular · 2nd person
insabbiamoimperative · plural · 1st person
insabbiateimperative · plural · 2nd person
insabbiandogerund
insabbiatopast · participle

Usage notes

  • Mainly used figuratively in political and journalistic contexts.
  • Takes 'avere' in compound tenses.

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