Meaning
to cut off, sever
- to cut off cleanly, lop off, or sever
- to take away (someone's breath); to stun
In a sentence
Il panorama visibile dalla cima della montagna mozza davvero il fiato.
The view from the top of the mountain truly takes your breath away.
La lama affilata gli mozzò di netto la punta dello stivale.
The sharp blade severed the tip of his boot cleanly.
Non mozzare le frasi a metà quando parli in pubblico.
Do not cut your sentences off in the middle when speaking in public.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| mozzare | infinitive |
| mozzo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| mozzi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| mozza | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| mozziamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| mozzate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| mozzano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| mozzavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| mozzavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| mozzava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| mozzavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| mozzavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| mozzavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| mozzai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| mozzasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| mozzò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| mozzammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| mozzaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| mozzarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| mozzerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| mozzerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| mozzerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| mozzeremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| mozzerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| mozzeranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| mozzi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| mozzi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| mozzi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| mozziamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| mozziate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| mozzino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| mozzassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| mozzassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| mozzasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| mozzassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| mozzaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| mozzassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| mozzerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| mozzeresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| mozzerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| mozzeremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| mozzereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| mozzerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| mozza | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| mozziamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| mozzate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| mozzando | gerund |
| mozzato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Very common in the figurative expression 'mozzare il fiato' (to take one's breath away).