Meaning
to orchestrate
- to arrange or coordinate carefully, often covertly or complexly
- to score or arrange music for an orchestra
In a sentence
Hanno orchestrato una campagna pubblicitaria davvero imponente.
They orchestrated a truly impressive advertising campaign.
Chi ha orchestrato questa complessa operazione finanziaria?
Who orchestrated this complex financial operation?
Non intendeva orchestrare una truffa ai danni dell'azienda.
He didn't intend to orchestrate a fraud against the company.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| orchestrare | infinitive |
| orchestro | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| orchestri | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| orchestra | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| orchestriamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| orchestrate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| orchestrano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| orchestravo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| orchestravi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| orchestrava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| orchestravamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| orchestravate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| orchestranano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| orchestrai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| orchestrasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| orchestrò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| orchestrammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| orchestraste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| orchestrarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| orchestrerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| orchestrerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| orchestrerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| orchestreremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| orchestrerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| orchestreranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| orchestri | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| orchestri | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| orchestri | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| orchestriamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| orchestriate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| orchestrino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| orchestrassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| orchestrassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| orchestrasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| orchestrassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| orchestraste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| orchestrassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| orchestrerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| orchestreresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| orchestrerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| orchestreremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| orchestrereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| orchestrerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| orchestra | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| orchestriamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| orchestrate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| orchestrando | gerund |
| orchestrato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Takes auxiliary 'avere' in compound tenses.
- Frequently used metaphorically in politics or journalism for plotting a scheme or campaign.