Meaning
to place, put; finish (ranking)
- To position or install something securely or deliberately in a spot.
- To sell or find a market, buyer, or position for something or someone.
- (Reflexive: piazzarsi) To achieve a specific ranking or finish in a contest or race.
In a sentence
Hanno piazzato una telecamera di sicurezza davanti all'ingresso principale.
They placed a security camera in front of the main entrance.
L'atleta italiana si è piazzata al secondo posto dopo una gara difficile.
The Italian athlete finished in second place after a tough race.
Se non riusciamo a piazzare la merce, perderemo molti soldi.
If we can't sell the goods, we'll lose a lot of money.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| piazzare | infinitive |
| piazzo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| piazzi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| piazza | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| piazziamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| piazzate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| piazzano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| piazzavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| piazzavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| piazzava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| piazzavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| piazzavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| piazzavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| piazzai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| piazzasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| piazzò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| piazzammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| piazzaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| piazzarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| piazzerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| piazzerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| piazzerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| piazzeremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| piazzerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| piazzeranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| piazzi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| piazzi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| piazzi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| piazziamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| piazziate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| piazzino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| piazzassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| piazzassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| piazzasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| piazzassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| piazzaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| piazzassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| piazzerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| piazzeresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| piazzerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| piazzeremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| piazzereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| piazzerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| piazza | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| piazziamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| piazzate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| piazzando | gerund |
| piazzato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Takes 'avere' in transitive senses, but 'essere' when used reflexively ('piazzarsi').