Meaning
to touch up, adjust
- to make small alterations or touch-ups to an image, text, or work of art
- to adjust or revise slightly, especially prices, estimates, or conditions
In a sentence
Il grafico ha ritoccato la foto per correggere i colori.
The graphic designer retouched the photo to correct the colors.
L'azienda ha deciso di non ritoccare le tariffe per quest'anno.
The company decided not to adjust the rates for this year.
Dovremmo ritoccare l'introduzione dell'articolo prima di inviarlo?
Should we touch up the article's introduction before submitting it?
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| ritoccare | infinitive |
| ritocco | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| ritocchi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| ritocca | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| ritocchiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| ritoccate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| ritoccano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| ritoccavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| ritoccavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| ritoccava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| ritoccavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| ritoccavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| ritoccavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| ritoccai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| ritoccasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| ritoccò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| ritoccammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| ritoccaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| ritoccarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| ritoccherò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| ritoccherai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| ritoccherà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| ritoccheremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| ritoccherete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| ritoccheranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| ritocchi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| ritocchi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| ritocchi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| ritocchiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| ritocchiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| ritocchino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| ritoccassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| ritoccassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| ritoccasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| ritoccassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| ritoccaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| ritoccassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| ritoccherei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| ritoccheresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| ritoccherebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| ritoccheremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| ritocchereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| ritoccherebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| ritocca | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| ritocchiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| ritoccate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| ritoccando | gerund |
| ritoccato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Takes 'avere' in compound tenses.
- Commonly used in business contexts for modifying rates or prices ('ritoccare i prezzi').