Meaning
fold; fall back on
- to fold up again or fold neatly
- to settle for or fall back on as a secondary choice ('ripiegare su')
In a sentence
Ha ripiegato con cura la mappa dopo averla usata.
He carefully folded up the map after using it.
Poiché il ristorante era pieno, abbiamo dovuto ripiegare su una pizzeria.
Since the restaurant was full, we had to fall back on a pizzeria.
Se non troviamo biglietti per il treno, su cosa ripiegheremo?
If we don't find train tickets, what will we settle for?
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| ripiegare | infinitive |
| ripiego | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| ripieghi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| ripiega | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| ripieghiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| ripiegate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| ripiegano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| ripiegavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| ripiegavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| ripiegava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| ripiegavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| ripiegavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| ripiegavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| ripiegai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| ripiegasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| ripiegò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| ripiegammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| ripiegaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| ripiegarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| ripiegherò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| ripiegherai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| ripiegherà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| ripiegheremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| ripiegherete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| ripiegheranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| ripieghi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| ripieghi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| ripieghi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| ripieghiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| ripieghiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| ripieghino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| ripiegassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| ripiegassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| ripiegasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| ripiegassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| ripiegaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| ripiegassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| ripiegherei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| ripiegheresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| ripiegherebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| ripiegheremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| ripieghereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| ripiegherebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| ripiega | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| ripieghiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| ripiegate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| ripiegando | gerund |
| ripiegato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Takes 'avere' in transitive senses ('fold') and intransitive figurative senses ('ripiegare su').
- Verbs ending in '-gare' insert an 'h' before 'e' or 'i' (e.g. 'ripieghiamo').