Meaning
to palm off, foist
- to pass off an unwanted, defective, or fake item to someone
- to land or deliver a blow, punch, or harsh punishment
- to trim the edge or borders of something evenly
In a sentence
Il commerciante ha provato a rifilarmi una giacca difettosa.
The shopkeeper tried to palm off a defective jacket on me.
Durante la rissa gli ha rifilato un pugno nello stomaco.
During the fight he landed a punch to his stomach.
Non farti rifilare scuse banali quando chiedi spiegazioni.
Don't let them foist lame excuses on you when you ask for explanations.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| rifilare | infinitive |
| rifilo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| rifili | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| rifila | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| rifiliamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| rifilate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| rifilano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| rifilavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| rifilavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| rifilava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| rifilavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| rifilavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| rifilavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| rifilai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| rifilasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| rifilò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| rifilammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| rifilaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| rifilarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| rifilerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| rifilerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| rifilerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| rifileremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| rifilerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| rifileranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| rifili | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| rifili | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| rifili | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| rifiliamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| rifiliate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| rifilino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| rifilassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| rifilassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| rifilasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| rifilassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| rifilaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| rifilassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| rifilerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| rifileresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| rifilerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| rifileremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| rifilereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| rifilerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| rifila | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| rifiliamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| rifilate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| rifilando | gerund |
| rifilato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Informal: commonly used for saddling someone with unwanted things or delivering a hit.
- Takes an indirect object for the victim: 'rifilare qualcosa a qualcuno'.