Meaning
to climb over, bypass
- to climb or step over a physical obstacle
- to go over someone's head in a hierarchy; to bypass
In a sentence
I ragazzi hanno scavalcato il muro per recuperare il pallone.
The boys climbed over the wall to get their ball back.
Non dovresti scavalcare il tuo responsabile quando prendi decisioni.
You shouldn't go over your manager's head when making decisions.
È riuscito a scavalcare tutti i colleghi e a ottenere la promozione.
He managed to bypass all his colleagues and get the promotion.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| scavalcare | infinitive |
| scavalco | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| scavalchi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| scavalca | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| scavalchiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| scavalcate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| scavalcano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| scavalcavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| scavalcavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| scavalcava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| scavalcavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| scavalcavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| scavalcavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| scavalcai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| scavalcasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| scavalcò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| scavalcammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| scavalcaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| scavalcarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| scavalcherò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| scavalcherai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| scavalcherà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| scavalcheremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| scavalcherete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| scavalcheranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| scavalchi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| scavalchi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| scavalchi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| scavalchiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| scavalchiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| scavalchino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| scavalcassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| scavalcassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| scavalcasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| scavalcassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| scavalcaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| scavalcassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| scavalcherei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| scavalcheresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| scavalcherebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| scavalcheremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| scavalchereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| scavalcherebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| scavalca | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| scavalchiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| scavalcate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| scavalcando | gerund |
| scavalcato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Spelling note: keeps the hard 'c' sound by adding an 'h' before 'e' or 'i' (scavalchiamo, scavalchi).