Meaning
to sew back, patch up
- to sew back together or stitch up a wound or fabric
- to patch up, mend, or reconcile a broken relationship or dispute
In a sentence
Il medico ha dovuto ricucire la ferita con sei punti.
The doctor had to stitch up the wound with six stitches.
I due leader cercano di ricucire i rapporti dopo mesi di silenzio.
The two leaders are trying to patch up relations after months of silence.
Pensi che riusciranno a ricucire questo strappo prima delle elezioni?
Do you think they will manage to mend this rift before the elections?
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| ricucire | infinitive |
| ricucio | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| ricuci | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| ricuce | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| ricuciamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| ricucite | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| ricuciono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| ricucivo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| ricucivi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| ricuciva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| ricucivamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| ricucivate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| ricucivano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| ricucii | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| ricucisti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| ricucì | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| ricucimmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| ricuciste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| ricucirono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| ricucirò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| ricucirai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| ricucirà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| ricuciremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| ricucirete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| ricuciranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| ricucia | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| ricucia | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| ricucia | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| ricuciamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| ricuciate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| ricuciano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| ricucissi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| ricucissi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| ricucisse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| ricucissimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| ricuciste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| ricucissero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| ricucirei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| ricuciresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| ricucirebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| ricuciremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| ricucireste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| ricucirebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| ricuci | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| ricuciamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| ricucite | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| ricucendo | gerund |
| ricucito | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Frequently used figuratively for repairing diplomatic ties, friendships, or political alliances.
- Takes 'avere' in compound tenses when transitive.
- present: ricucio, ricuci, ricuce, ricuciamo, ricucite, ricuciono