Meaning
to peek, glance
- to take a quick, secret, or stealthy look
- to squint or peer through a narrow opening
In a sentence
Non sbirciare le risposte del mio test!
Don't peek at the answers on my test!
Ha sbirciato dentro la busta prima di aprirla del tutto.
She peeked inside the envelope before opening it completely.
Perché sbirci continuamente lo schermo del mio telefono?
Why are you constantly peeking at my phone screen?
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| sbirciare | infinitive |
| sbircio | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| sbirci | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sbircia | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sbirciamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| sbirciate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sbirciano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sbirciavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| sbirciavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| sbirciava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| sbirciavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| sbirciavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| sbirciavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| sbirciai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| sbirciasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| sbirciò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| sbirciammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| sbirciaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| sbirciarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| sbircerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| sbircerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| sbircerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| sbirceremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| sbircerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| sbirceranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| sbirci | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| sbirci | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sbirci | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sbirciamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| sbirciate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sbircino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sbirciassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| sbirciassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| sbirciasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| sbirciassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| sbirciaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| sbirciassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| sbircerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| sbirceresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sbircerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sbirceremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| sbircereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sbircerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sbircia | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| sbirciamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| sbirciate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| sbirciando | gerund |
| sbirciato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Often takes the preposition 'tra' or 'da' (e.g. 'sbirciare dalla finestra').
- The '-cia-' stem drops the 'i' before another 'i' or 'e' (e.g. 'sbirciamo', 'sbircerà').