Meaning
to knock over, to spill, to overturn
- to spill, to pour
- to knock over, to overturn
- to overthrow, to topple
- to turn upside down, to turn inside out
In a sentence
Non rovesciare l'acqua sul tavolo, per favore.
Don't spill the water on the table, please.
Hai rovesciato il bicchiere di nuovo?
Did you knock over the glass again?
Per pulire bene, rovescia la maglietta.
To clean it well, turn the shirt inside out.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| rovesciare | infinitive |
| rovesciamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| rovescio | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| rovesciate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| rovesci | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| rovesciano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| rovescia | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| rovesciavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| rovesciavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| rovesciavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| rovesciavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| rovesciavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| rovesciava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| rovesciammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| rovesciai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| rovesciaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| rovesciasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| rovesciarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| rovesciò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| rovesceremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| rovescerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| rovescerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| rovescerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| rovesceranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| rovescerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| rovesciamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| rovesci | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| rovesciate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| rovesci | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| rovescino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| rovesci | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| rovesciassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| rovesciassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| rovesciaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| rovesciassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| rovesciassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| rovesciasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| rovesceremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| rovescerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| rovescereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| rovesceresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| rovescerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| rovescerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| rovesciamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| rovesciate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| rovescia | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| rovesciando | gerund |
| rovesciato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Use rovesciare for overturning or spilling by tipping. For simply dropping liquid, versare or far cadere is often more natural.
- As a transitive verb it usually takes avere: ho rovesciato il bicchiere. Reflexive rovesciarsi is common for things that tip over by themselves.
- For governments or regimes, rovesciare is standard. For everyday objects, learners often overuse capovolgere, which sounds more technical or deliberate.