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Italian

potare

/poˈtare/verbC1
Extended vocabulary · Vocabulary rank 12,575

Meaning

to prune, trim

  • to cut back branches or shoots of a tree or plant to encourage growth or shape it
  • to trim or cut back excessive details or expenses (figurative)

In a sentence

In febbraio il giardiniere pota sempre gli ulivi prima che fioriscano.

In February, the gardener always prunes the olive trees before they blossom.

Hai già potato i rami secchi del melo?

Have you already trimmed the dry branches off the apple tree?

L'azienda ha dovuto potare i costi di produzione per evitare perdite.

The company had to trim production costs to avoid losses.

Word forms (48)
WordWord forms
potareinfinitive
potoindicative · present · singular · 1st person
potiindicative · present · singular · 2nd person
potaindicative · present · singular · 3rd person
potiamoindicative · present · plural · 1st person
potateindicative · present · plural · 2nd person
potanoindicative · present · plural · 3rd person
potavoindicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person
potaviindicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person
potavaindicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person
potavamoindicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person
potavateindicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person
potavanoindicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person
potaiindicative · past · singular · 1st person
potastiindicative · past · singular · 2nd person
potòindicative · past · singular · 3rd person
potammoindicative · past · plural · 1st person
potasteindicative · past · plural · 2nd person
potaronoindicative · past · plural · 3rd person
poteròindicative · future · singular · 1st person
poteraiindicative · future · singular · 2nd person
poteràindicative · future · singular · 3rd person
poteremoindicative · future · plural · 1st person
potereteindicative · future · plural · 2nd person
poterannoindicative · future · plural · 3rd person
potisubjunctive · present · singular · 1st person
potisubjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person
potisubjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person
potiamosubjunctive · present · plural · 1st person
potiatesubjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person
potinosubjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person
potassisubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person
potassisubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person
potassesubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person
potassimosubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person
potastesubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person
potasserosubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person
potereiconditional · present · singular · 1st person
poteresticonditional · present · singular · 2nd person
poterebbeconditional · present · singular · 3rd person
poteremmoconditional · present · plural · 1st person
poteresteconditional · present · plural · 2nd person
poterebberoconditional · present · plural · 3rd person
potaimperative · singular · 2nd person
potiamoimperative · plural · 1st person
potateimperative · plural · 2nd person
potandogerund
potatopast · participle

Usage notes

  • Regular -are verb taking 'avere'.
  • The noun for the action is 'potatura'.

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