Meaning
to paralyse, freeze
- To cause loss of voluntary movement in a body part.
- To bring activity, traffic, or thought to a complete standstill.
In a sentence
La grave lesione ha paralizzato la gamba sinistra dell'atleta.
The severe injury paralysed the athlete's left leg.
Lo sciopero generale non paralizzerà l'intera città domani?
Won't the general strike bring the whole city to a standstill tomorrow?
La paura improvvisa non mi ha paralizzato durante l'emergenza.
Sudden fear did not freeze me during the emergency.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| paralizzare | infinitive |
| paralizzo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| paralizzi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| paralizza | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| paralizziamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| paralizzate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| paralizzano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| paralizzavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| paralizzavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| paralizzava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| paralizzavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| paralizzavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| paralizzavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| paralizzai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| paralizzasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| paralizzò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| paralizzammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| paralizzaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| paralizzarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| paralizzerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| paralizzerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| paralizzerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| paralizzeremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| paralizzerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| paralizzeranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| paralizzi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| paralizzi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| paralizzi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| paralizziamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| paralizziate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| paralizzino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| paralizzassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| paralizzassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| paralizzasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| paralizzassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| paralizzaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| paralizzassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| paralizzerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| paralizzeresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| paralizzerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| paralizzeremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| paralizzereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| paralizzerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| paralizza | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| paralizziamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| paralizzate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| paralizzando | gerund |
| paralizzato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Often used reflexively ('paralizzarsi') to mean 'to freeze up' from fear or shock.
- Takes 'avere' in transitive uses and 'essere' in reflexive uses.