Meaning
to resurface
- To come back to the surface of water or ground.
- To re-emerge in one's mind (memories, feelings).
In a sentence
Vecchi ricordi d'infanzia sono riaffiorati durante la conversazione.
Old childhood memories resurfaced during the conversation.
Il relitto è riaffiorato dopo la tempesta lungo la costa.
The wreckage resurfaced after the storm along the coast.
Non vorrei che riaffiorassero le tensioni del passato tra noi.
I wouldn't want past tensions between us to resurface.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| riaffiorare | infinitive |
| riaffioro | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| riaffiori | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| riaffiora | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| riaffioriamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| riaffiorate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| riaffiorano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| riaffioravo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| riaffioravi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| riaffiorava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| riaffioravamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| riaffioravate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| riaffioravano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| riaffiorai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| riaffiorasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| riaffiorò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| riaffiorammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| riaffioraste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| riaffiorarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| riaffiorerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| riaffiorerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| riaffiorerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| riaffioreremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| riaffiorerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| riaffioreranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| riaffiori | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| riaffiori | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
Usage notes
- Intransitive and conjugated with essere in compound tenses.
- Frequently used figuratively with memories ('ricordi'), doubts, or past events.