Meaning
to squash, to crush, to press
- to crush, to squash, to press
- to overwhelm, to defeat heavily
- to spike (a ball)
In a sentence
Non schiacciare il pomodoro con tutta la mano.
Don't squash the tomato with your whole hand.
Mi ha schiacciato il piede sull'autobus.
He stepped on my foot on the bus.
Hai visto come ha schiacciato la palla?
Did you see how he spiked the ball?
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| schiacciare | infinitive |
| schiacciamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| schiaccio | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| schiacciate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| schiacci | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| schiacciano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| schiaccia | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| schiacciavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| schiacciavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| schiacciavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| schiacciavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| schiacciavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| schiacciava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| schiacciammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| schiacciai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| schiacciaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| schiacciasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| schiacciarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| schiacciò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| schiacceremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| schiaccerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| schiaccerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| schiaccerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| schiacceranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| schiaccerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| schiacciamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| schiacci | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| schiacciate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| schiacci | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| schiaccino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| schiacci | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| schiacciassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| schiacciassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| schiacciaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| schiacciassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| schiacciassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| schiacciasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| schiacceremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| schiaccerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| schiaccereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| schiacceresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| schiaccerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| schiaccerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| schiacciamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| schiacciate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| schiaccia | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| schiacciando | gerund |
| schiacciato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Use schiacciare for physical pressing or flattening; premere is usually just pressing a button, and spremere is squeezing liquid out.
- For food, schiacciare often means mash or crush roughly; frullare or passare are better for blending or making a smooth purée.
- It takes avere in compound tenses: ho schiacciato. Reflexive schiacciarsi means to get crushed or squashed.