heypolyglot
Italian

sbandierare

/zbandjeˈrare/verbC1
Extended vocabulary · Vocabulary rank 37,145

Meaning

to flaunt, wave

  • To boast about or flaunt something ostentatiously.
  • To wave a flag or cloth vigorously.

In a sentence

Non c'è bisogno di sbandierare i tuoi successi davanti a tutti.

There is no need to flaunt your successes in front of everyone.

I tifosi sbandieravano con entusiasmo i colori della squadra allo stadio.

The fans were enthusiastically waving the team colours at the stadium.

Perché sbandieri sempre le tue opinioni come se fossero certezze?

Why do you always flaunt your opinions as if they were certainties?

Word forms (48)
WordWord forms
sbandierareinfinitive
sbandieroindicative · present · singular · 1st person
sbandieriindicative · present · singular · 2nd person
sbandieraindicative · present · singular · 3rd person
sbandieriamoindicative · present · plural · 1st person
sbandierateindicative · present · plural · 2nd person
sbandieranoindicative · present · plural · 3rd person
sbandieravoindicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person
sbandieraviindicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person
sbandieravaindicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person
sbandieravamoindicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person
sbandieravateindicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person
sbandieravanoindicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person
sbandieraiindicative · past · singular · 1st person
sbandierastiindicative · past · singular · 2nd person
sbandieròindicative · past · singular · 3rd person
sbandierammoindicative · past · plural · 1st person
sbandierasteindicative · past · plural · 2nd person
sbandieraronoindicative · past · plural · 3rd person
sbandiereròindicative · future · singular · 1st person
sbandiereraiindicative · future · singular · 2nd person
sbandiereràindicative · future · singular · 3rd person
sbandiereremoindicative · future · plural · 1st person
sbandierereteindicative · future · plural · 2nd person
sbandiererannoindicative · future · plural · 3rd person
sbandierisubjunctive · present · singular · 1st person
sbandierisubjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person
sbandierisubjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person
sbandieriamosubjunctive · present · plural · 1st person
sbandieriatesubjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person
sbandierinosubjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person
sbandierassisubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person
sbandierassisubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person
sbandierassesubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person
sbandierassimosubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person
sbandierastesubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person
sbandierasserosubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person
sbandierereiconditional · present · singular · 1st person
sbandiereresticonditional · present · singular · 2nd person
sbandiererebbeconditional · present · singular · 3rd person
sbandiereremmoconditional · present · plural · 1st person
sbandiereresteconditional · present · plural · 2nd person
sbandiererebberoconditional · present · plural · 3rd person
sbandieraimperative · singular · 2nd person
sbandieriamoimperative · plural · 1st person
sbandierateimperative · plural · 2nd person
sbandierandogerund
sbandieratopast · participle

Usage notes

  • Takes 'avere' in compound tenses.
  • Figuratively implies bragging or showing off insincerely or tastelessly.

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