heypolyglot
Italian

intrufolare

/intrufoˈla.re/verbC1
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Meaning

to sneak in, to slip in

  • to sneak or slip into a place without permission or unnoticed (almost exclusively 'intrufolarsi')
  • to meddle or intrude into an affair or conversation

In a sentence

Due sconosciuti si sono intrufolati nell'edificio passando dal retro.

Two strangers sneaked into the building through the back.

Come hai fatto a intrufolarti alla festa senza invito?

How did you manage to crash the party without an invitation?

Non dovresti intrufolarti in questioni che non ti riguardano.

You should not meddle in matters that do not concern you.

Word forms (48)
WordWord forms
intrufolareinfinitive
intrufoloindicative · present · singular · 1st person
intrufoliindicative · present · singular · 2nd person
intrufolaindicative · present · singular · 3rd person
intrufoliamoindicative · present · plural · 1st person
intrufolateindicative · present · plural · 2nd person
intrufolanoindicative · present · plural · 3rd person
intrufolavoindicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person
intrufolaviindicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person
intrufolavaindicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person
intrufolavamoindicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person
intrufolavateindicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person
intrufolavanoindicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person
intrufolaiindicative · past · singular · 1st person
intrufolastiindicative · past · singular · 2nd person
intrufolòindicative · past · singular · 3rd person
intrufolammoindicative · past · plural · 1st person
intrufolasteindicative · past · plural · 2nd person
intrufolaronoindicative · past · plural · 3rd person
intrufoleròindicative · future · singular · 1st person
intrufoleraiindicative · future · singular · 2nd person
intrufoleràindicative · future · singular · 3rd person
intrufoleremoindicative · future · plural · 1st person
intrufolereteindicative · future · plural · 2nd person
intrufolerannoindicative · future · plural · 3rd person
intrufolisubjunctive · present · singular · 1st person
intrufolisubjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person
intrufolisubjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person
intrufoliamosubjunctive · present · plural · 1st person
intrufoliatesubjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person
intrufolinosubjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person
intrufolassisubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person
intrufolassisubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person
intrufolassesubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person
intrufolassimosubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person
intrufolastesubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person
intrufolasserosubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person
intrufolereiconditional · present · singular · 1st person
intrufoleresticonditional · present · singular · 2nd person
intrufolerebbeconditional · present · singular · 3rd person
intrufoleremmoconditional · present · plural · 1st person
intrufoleresteconditional · present · plural · 2nd person
intrufolerebberoconditional · present · plural · 3rd person
intrufolaimperative · singular · 2nd person
intrufoliamoimperative · plural · 1st person
intrufolateimperative · plural · 2nd person
intrufolandogerund
intrufolatopast · participle

Usage notes

  • Almost always used pronominally as 'intrufolarsi' with the preposition 'in'.
  • Takes 'essere' in compound tenses in its pronominal form.

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