Meaning
to set sail
- to weigh anchor
In a sentence
La barca salpa alle otto dal porto.
The boat sets sail at eight from the harbor.
Hai già salpato l'ancora o aspetti ancora?
Have you already weighed anchor or are you still waiting?
Non possiamo salpare con questo brutto tempo.
We can't set sail in this bad weather.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| salpare | infinitive |
| salpiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| salpo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| salpate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| salpi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| salpano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| salpa | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| salpavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| salpavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| salpavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| salpavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| salpavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| salpava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| salpammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| salpai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| salpaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| salpasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| salparono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| salpò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| salperemo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| salperò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| salperete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| salperai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| salperanno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| salperà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| salpiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| salpi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| salpiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| salpi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| salpino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| salpi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| salpassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| salpassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| salpaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| salpassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| salpassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| salpasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| salperemmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| salperei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| salpereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| salperesti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| salperebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| salperebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| salpiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| salpate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| salpa | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| salpando | gerund |
| salpato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- For ships and boats, salpare is more specific than partire: it highlights departure by sea, often with nautical flavor.
- In compound tenses, it usually takes essere when intransitive: la nave è salpata all'alba.
- Don't use it for people leaving on foot or by car unless metaphorical or literary; partire or andarsene is normal.