heypolyglot
Italian

rianimare

/ri.a.niˈma.re/verbC1
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Meaning

to resuscitate, revive

  • to restore consciousness, breathing, or heartbeat to someone
  • to revitalize or bring energy back to an event, market, or atmosphere

In a sentence

I medici del pronto soccorso sono riusciti a rianimare il paziente.

The emergency room doctors managed to resuscitate the patient.

Il bagnino ha tentato di rianimare l'uomo praticando il massaggio cardiaco.

The lifeguard attempted to revive the man by performing cardiac massage.

Quella buona notizia ha contribuito a rianimare l'atmosfera triste della riunione.

That good news helped revitalize the dreary atmosphere of the meeting.

Word forms (48)
WordWord forms
rianimareinfinitive
rianimoindicative · present · singular · 1st person
rianimiindicative · present · singular · 2nd person
rianimaindicative · present · singular · 3rd person
rianimiamoindicative · present · plural · 1st person
rianimateindicative · present · plural · 2nd person
rianimanoindicative · present · plural · 3rd person
rianimavoindicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person
rianimaviindicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person
rianimavaindicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person
rianimavamoindicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person
rianimavateindicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person
rianimavanoindicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person
rianimaiindicative · past · singular · 1st person
rianimastiindicative · past · singular · 2nd person
rianimòindicative · past · singular · 3rd person
rianimammoindicative · past · plural · 1st person
rianimasteindicative · past · plural · 2nd person
rianimaronoindicative · past · plural · 3rd person
rianimeròindicative · future · singular · 1st person
rianimeraiindicative · future · singular · 2nd person
rianimeràindicative · future · singular · 3rd person
rianimeremoindicative · future · plural · 1st person
rianimereteindicative · future · plural · 2nd person
rianimerannoindicative · future · plural · 3rd person
rianimisubjunctive · present · singular · 1st person
rianimisubjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person
rianimisubjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person
rianimiamosubjunctive · present · plural · 1st person
rianimiatesubjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person
rianiminosubjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person
rianimassisubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person
rianimassisubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person
rianimassesubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person
rianimassimosubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person
rianimastesubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person
rianimasserosubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person
rianimereiconditional · present · singular · 1st person
rianimeresticonditional · present · singular · 2nd person
rianimerebbeconditional · present · singular · 3rd person
rianimeremmoconditional · present · plural · 1st person
rianimeresteconditional · present · plural · 2nd person
rianimerebberoconditional · present · plural · 3rd person
rianimaimperative · singular · 2nd person
rianimiamoimperative · plural · 1st person
rianimateimperative · plural · 2nd person
rianimandogerund
rianimatopast · participle

Usage notes

  • Takes 'avere' transitively; the reflexive form 'rianimarsi' takes 'essere' and means 'to regain consciousness'.

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