Meaning
block; clog
- block an opening or passage
- fill a hole or cavity
- stop up a pipe, sink, or tooth
In a sentence
I capelli possono otturare lo scarico.
Hair can clog the drain.
Chi ha otturato il lavandino?
Who clogged the sink?
Non usare troppo sapone: può otturare il tubo.
Don't use too much soap: it can block the pipe.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| otturare | infinitive |
| otturo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| otturi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| ottura | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| otturiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| otturate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| otturano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| otturavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| otturavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| otturava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| otturavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| otturavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| otturavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| otturai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| otturasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| otturò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| otturammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| otturaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| otturarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| otturerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| otturerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| otturerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| ottureremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| otturerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| ottureranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| otturi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| otturi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| otturi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| otturiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| otturiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| otturino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| otturassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| otturassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| otturasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| otturassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| otturaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| otturassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| otturerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| ottureresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| otturerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| ottureremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| otturereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| otturerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| ottura | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| otturiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| otturate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| otturando | gerund |
| otturato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Common with scarico, lavandino, tubo, dente.
- In dentistry, means to fill a tooth cavity.
- Often used transitively; intransitive reflexive is otturarsi.