Meaning
to intercept, wiretap
- To stop or seize someone or something on its way from one place to another
- To secretly listen to or record private phone calls or communications
In a sentence
La polizia ha intercettato le chiamate dei sospettati.
The police tapped the suspects' calls.
Il difensore è riuscito a intercettare il passaggio dell'avversario.
The defender managed to intercept the opponent's pass.
Credi che qualcuno possa intercettare queste comunicazioni?
Do you think someone could intercept these communications?
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| intercettare | infinitive |
| intercetto | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| intercetti | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| intercetta | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| intercettiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| intercettate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| intercettano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| intercettavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| intercettavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| intercettava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| intercettavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| intercettavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| intercettavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| intercettai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| intercettasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| intercettò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| intercettammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| intercettaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| intercettarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| intercetterò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| intercetterai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| intercetterà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| intercetteremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| intercetterete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| intercetteranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| intercetti | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| intercetti | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| intercetti | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| intercettiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| intercettiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| intercettino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| intercettassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| intercettassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| intercettasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| intercettassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| intercettaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| intercettassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| intercetterei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| intercetteresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| intercetterebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| intercetteremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| intercettereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| intercetterebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| intercetta | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| intercettiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| intercettate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| intercettando | gerund |
| intercettato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Takes 'avere' in compound tenses.
- Commonly used in journalism for tapping phones ('intercettare telefonate').