Meaning
to skid, swerve
- to lose control and skid or swerve (of a vehicle)
- to drift or go astray morally or psychologically
In a sentence
L'automobile ha sbandato sul bagnato ma l'autista ha evitato l'albero.
The car skidded on the wet road, but the driver avoided the tree.
Se guidi troppo veloce su questa curva rischi di sbandare.
If you drive too fast on this bend, you risk swerving.
Dopo la perdita del lavoro ha sbandato per qualche anno.
After losing his job, he went off the rails for a few years.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| sbandare | infinitive |
| sbando | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| sbandi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sbanda | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sbandiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| sbandate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sbandano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sbandavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| sbandavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| sbandava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| sbandavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| sbandavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| sbandavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| sbandai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| sbandasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| sbandò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| sbandammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| sbandaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| sbandarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| sbanderò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| sbanderai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| sbanderà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| sbanderemo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| sbanderete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| sbanderanno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| sbandi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| sbandi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sbandi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sbandiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| sbandiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sbandino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sbandassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| sbandassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| sbandasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| sbandassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| sbandaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| sbandassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| sbanderei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| sbanderesti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sbanderebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sbanderemmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| sbandereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sbanderebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sbanda | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| sbandiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| sbandate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| sbandando | gerund |
| sbandato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Uses 'avere' in compound tenses: l'auto ha sbandato.
- The past participle 'sbandato' is frequently used as a noun meaning 'drifter' or 'troubled youth'.