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Italian

risucchiare

/rizukˈkjare/verbC1
Extended vocabulary · Vocabulary rank 18,434

Meaning

to suck in, absorb

  • to draw inward with suction or strong physical force
  • to pull or absorb someone into a difficult or chaotic situation

In a sentence

Il vortice ha risucchiato la barca in pochi secondi.

The whirlpool sucked the boat in within a few seconds.

L'aspirapolvere ha risucchiato la carta caduta sul pavimento.

The vacuum cleaner sucked up the paper that fell on the floor.

È stato risucchiato dai problemi finanziari della sua azienda.

He was dragged into his company's financial troubles.

Word forms (48)
WordWord forms
risucchiareinfinitive
risucchioindicative · present · singular · 1st person
risucchiindicative · present · singular · 2nd person
risucchiaindicative · present · singular · 3rd person
risucchiamoindicative · present · plural · 1st person
risucchiateindicative · present · plural · 2nd person
risucchianoindicative · present · plural · 3rd person
risucchiavoindicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person
risucchiaviindicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person
risucchiavaindicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person
risucchiavamoindicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person
risucchiavateindicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person
risucchiavanoindicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person
risucchiaiindicative · past · singular · 1st person
risucchiastiindicative · past · singular · 2nd person
risucchiòindicative · past · singular · 3rd person
risucchiammoindicative · past · plural · 1st person
risucchiasteindicative · past · plural · 2nd person
risucchiaronoindicative · past · plural · 3rd person
risucchieròindicative · future · singular · 1st person
risucchieraiindicative · future · singular · 2nd person
risucchieràindicative · future · singular · 3rd person
risucchieremoindicative · future · plural · 1st person
risucchiereteindicative · future · plural · 2nd person
risucchierannoindicative · future · plural · 3rd person
risucchisubjunctive · present · singular · 1st person
risucchisubjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person
risucchisubjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person
risucchiamosubjunctive · present · plural · 1st person
risucchiatesubjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person
risucchinosubjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person
risucchiassisubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person
risucchiassisubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person
risucchiassesubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person
risucchiassimosubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person
risucchiastesubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person
risucchiasserosubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person
risucchiereiconditional · present · singular · 1st person
risucchieresticonditional · present · singular · 2nd person
risucchierebbeconditional · present · singular · 3rd person
risucchieremmoconditional · present · plural · 1st person
risucchieresteconditional · present · plural · 2nd person
risucchierebberoconditional · present · plural · 3rd person
risucchiaimperative · singular · 2nd person
risucchiamoimperative · plural · 1st person
risucchiateimperative · plural · 2nd person
risucchiandogerund
risucchiatopast · participle

Usage notes

  • Forms ending in -i drop the root 'i' to avoid doubling (tu risucchi, noi risucchiamo).

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