Meaning
to embroider
- to decorate fabric with needlework patterns
- to embellish, exaggerate, or invent details in a story (figurative)
In a sentence
Mia nonna sa ricamare tovaglie con motivi floreali molto delicati.
My grandmother knows how to embroider tablecloths with very delicate floral motifs.
Hai ricamato tu le tue iniziali su questo fazzoletto?
Did you embroider your initials on this handkerchief?
I giornali amano ricamare sopra i pettegolezzi per creare scandalo.
Newspapers love to embellish gossip to create a scandal.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| ricamare | infinitive |
| ricamo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| ricami | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| ricama | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| ricamiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| ricamate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| ricamano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| ricamavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| ricamavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| ricamava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| ricamavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| ricamavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| ricamavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| ricamai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| ricamasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| ricamò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| ricamammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| ricamaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| ricamarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| ricamerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| ricamerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| ricamerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| ricameremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| ricamerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| ricameranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| ricami | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| ricami | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| ricami | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| ricamiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| ricamiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| ricamino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| ricamassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| ricamassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| ricamasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| ricamassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| ricamaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| ricamassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| ricamerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| ricameresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| ricamerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| ricameremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| ricamereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| ricamerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| ricama | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| ricamiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| ricamate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| ricamando | gerund |
| ricamato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Often used figuratively with 'su' ('ricamare su qualcosa') meaning to embellish or spin tales around an event.