Meaning
overturn, turn around
- to turn upside down or onto its side
- to completely reverse or change an outcome, decision, or situation
In a sentence
La squadra è riuscita a ribaltare il risultato nei minuti finali.
The team managed to turn the result around in the final minutes.
Il giudice d'appello ha ribaltato la sentenza di primo grado.
The appeals judge overturned the first-instance verdict.
Non possiamo ribaltare le nostre priorità all'ultimo minuto.
We cannot completely overturn our priorities at the last minute.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| ribaltare | infinitive |
| ribalto | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| ribalti | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| ribalta | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| ribaltiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| ribaltate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| ribaltano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| ribaltavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| ribaltavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| ribaltava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| ribaltavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| ribaltavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| ribaltavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| ribaltai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| ribaltasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| ribaltò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| ribaltammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| ribaltaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| ribaltarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| ribalterò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| ribalterai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| ribalterà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| ribalteremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| ribalterete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| ribalteranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| ribalti | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| ribalti | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| ribalti | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| ribaltiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| ribaltiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| ribaltino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| ribaltassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| ribaltassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| ribaltasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| ribaltassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| ribaltaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| ribaltassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| ribalterei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| ribalteresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| ribalterebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| ribalteremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| ribaltereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| ribalterebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| ribalta | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| ribaltiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| ribaltate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| ribaltando | gerund |
| ribaltato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Takes 'avere' transitively; reflexive 'ribaltarsi' takes 'essere' (e.g. l'auto si è ribaltata).