Meaning
to harm, to damage
- to cause harm, injury, or disadvantage to someone or something
In a sentence
Il fumo può nuocere gravemente alla salute di chi ci circonda.
Smoking can seriously harm the health of those around us.
Questa decisione affrettata potrebbe nuocere alla reputazione dell'azienda.
This hasty decision could damage the company's reputation.
Un simile errore non nuocerà all'esito finale del progetto.
Such a mistake will not harm the final outcome of the project.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| nuocere | infinitive |
| nuoccio | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| nuoci | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| nuoce | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| nociamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| nocete | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| nuocciono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| nocevo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| nocevi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| noceva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| nocevamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| nocevate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| nocevano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| nocqui | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| nocesti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| nocque | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| nocemmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| noceste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| nocquero | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| nocerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| nocerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| nocerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| noceremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| nocerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| noceranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| nuoccia | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| nuoccia | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| nuoccia | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| nociamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| nociate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| nuocciano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| nocessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| nocessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| nocesse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| nocessimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| noceste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| nocessero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| nocerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| noceresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| nocerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| noceremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| nocereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| nocerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| nuoci | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| nociamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| nocete | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| nocendo | gerund |
| nociuto | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Formal: mainly used in written, technical, or elevated contexts.
- Takes an indirect object introduced by 'a': 'nuocere a qualcuno/qualcosa'.
- Takes 'avere' as its auxiliary verb in compound tenses.
- present: nuoccio, nuoci, nuoce, nociamo, nocete, nuocciono