Meaning
to scrape together
- to gather small amounts of money or resources with difficulty
- to collect leftover scraps or remnants
In a sentence
Siamo riusciti a racimolare appena i soldi necessari per l'affitto.
We managed to barely scrape together the money needed for rent.
Ha dovuto racimolare tutto il suo coraggio per parlare in pubblico.
He had to scrape together all his courage to speak in public.
Quanti voti credi che riescano a racimolare alle prossime elezioni?
How many votes do you think they can scrape together in the next election?
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| racimolare | infinitive |
| racimolo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| racimoli | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| racimola | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| racimoliamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| racimolate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| racimolano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| racimolavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| racimolavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| racimolava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| racimolavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| racimolavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| racimolavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| racimolai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| racimolasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| racimolò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| racimolammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| racimolaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| racimolarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| racimolerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| racimolerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| racimolerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| racimoleremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| racimolerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| racimoleranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| racimoli | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| racimoli | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| racimoli | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| racimoliamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| racimoliate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| racimolino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| racimolassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| racimolassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| racimolasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| racimolassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| racimolaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| racimolassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| racimolerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| racimoleresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| racimolerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| racimoleremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| racimolereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| racimolerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| racimola | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| racimoliamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| racimolate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| racimolando | gerund |
| racimolato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Derived from 'racimolo' (a small bunch of leftover grapes after harvest).
- Most frequently used with money, votes, points, or courage.