Meaning
to braid, weave, intertwine
- to interlace strands of hair, fiber, or rope
- to establish, weave, or initiate relationships, stories, or conversations
In a sentence
La ragazza si intreccia i lunghi capelli prima della partita.
The girl braids her long hair before the match.
Il romanzo intreccia abilmente i destini di quattro famiglie diverse.
The novel skillfully intertwines the destinies of four different families.
L'azienda spera di intrecciare nuovi accordi commerciali all'estero.
The company hopes to forge new business agreements abroad.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| intrecciare | infinitive |
| intreccio | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| intrecci | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| intreccia | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| intrecciamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| intrecciate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| intrecciano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| intrecciavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| intrecciavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| intrecciava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| intrecciavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| intrecciavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| intrecciavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| intrecciai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| intrecciasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| intrecciò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| intrecciammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| intrecciaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| intrecciarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| intreccerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| intreccerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| intreccerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| intrecceremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| intreccerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| intrecceranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| intrecci | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| intrecci | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| intrecci | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| intrecciamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| intrecciate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| intreccino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| intrecciassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| intrecciassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| intrecciasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| intrecciassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| intrecciaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| intrecciassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| intreccerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| intrecceresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| intreccerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| intrecceremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| intreccereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| intreccerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| intreccia | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| intrecciamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| intrecciate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| intrecciando | gerund |
| intrecciato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Often used metaphorically for forging relationships ('intrecciare relazioni').
- Forms regular forms ending in '-ciamo' in 1st person plural present.