heypolyglot
Italian

risaltare

/ri.zalˈta.re/verbC1
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Meaning

stand out, stand out clearly

  • to stand out prominently by contrast or quality
  • to show up clearly against a background

In a sentence

Questo colore blu fa risaltare i tuoi occhi.

This blue color brings out your eyes.

La sua figura risaltava chiaramente contro il cielo limpido.

Her figure stood out clearly against the clear sky.

Il testo in rosso non risalta abbastanza su questo sfondo scuro.

The red text does not stand out enough against this dark background.

Word forms (48)
WordWord forms
risaltareinfinitive
risaltoindicative · present · singular · 1st person
risaltiindicative · present · singular · 2nd person
risaltaindicative · present · singular · 3rd person
risaltiamoindicative · present · plural · 1st person
risaltateindicative · present · plural · 2nd person
risaltanoindicative · present · plural · 3rd person
risaltavoindicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person
risaltaviindicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person
risaltavaindicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person
risaltavamoindicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person
risaltavateindicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person
risaltavanoindicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person
risaltaiindicative · past · singular · 1st person
risaltastiindicative · past · singular · 2nd person
risaltòindicative · past · singular · 3rd person
risaltammoindicative · past · plural · 1st person
risaltasteindicative · past · plural · 2nd person
risaltaronoindicative · past · plural · 3rd person
risalteròindicative · future · singular · 1st person
risalteraiindicative · future · singular · 2nd person
risalteràindicative · future · singular · 3rd person
risalteremoindicative · future · plural · 1st person
risaltereteindicative · future · plural · 2nd person
risalterannoindicative · future · plural · 3rd person
risaltisubjunctive · present · singular · 1st person
risaltisubjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person
risaltisubjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person
risaltiamosubjunctive · present · plural · 1st person
risaltiatesubjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person
risaltinosubjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person
risaltassisubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person
risaltassisubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person
risaltassesubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person
risaltassimosubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person
risaltastesubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person
risaltasserosubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person
risaltereiconditional · present · singular · 1st person
risalteresticonditional · present · singular · 2nd person
risalterebbeconditional · present · singular · 3rd person
risalteremmoconditional · present · plural · 1st person
risalteresteconditional · present · plural · 2nd person
risalterebberoconditional · present · plural · 3rd person
risaltaimperative · singular · 2nd person
risaltiamoimperative · plural · 1st person
risaltateimperative · plural · 2nd person
risaltandogerund
risaltatopast · participle

Usage notes

  • Intransitive verb taking 'essere' as auxiliary in compound tenses.

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