Meaning
to melt, to untie, to dissolve
- to melt, to liquify, to dissolve, to thaw
- to undo, to untie
- to loosen (the hair)
- to release, to set free
In a sentence
Il sole ha sciolto la neve sul balcone.
The sun melted the snow on the balcony.
Puoi sciogliere questo nodo, per favore?
Can you untie this knot, please?
Non sciogliere i capelli, oggi c'è vento.
Don't let your hair down, it's windy today.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| sciogliere | infinitive |
| sciogliamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| sciolgo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| sciogliete | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sciogli | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sciolgono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| scioglie | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| scioglievamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| scioglievo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| scioglievate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| scioglievi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| scioglievano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| scioglieva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| sciogliemmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| sciolsi | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| scioglieste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| sciogliesti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| sciolsero | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| sciolse | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| scioglieremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| scioglierò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| scioglierete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| scioglierai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| scioglieranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| scioglierà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| sciogliamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| sciolga | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| sciogliate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sciolga | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sciolgano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sciolga | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sciogliessimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| sciogliessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| scioglieste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| sciogliessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| sciogliessero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| sciogliesse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| scioglieremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| scioglierei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| sciogliereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| scioglieresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| scioglierebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| scioglierebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sciogliamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| sciogliete | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| sciogli | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| sciogliendo | gerund |
| sciolto | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Use sciogliere for solids, knots, hair, or legal/formal acts. For mixing into liquid, dissolvere is often more technical or scientific.
- Past participle is sciolto. With essere in reflexive/passive uses, it agrees: i capelli si sono sciolti.
- For organizations or assemblies, sciogliere is standard: sciogliere il Parlamento, sciogliere una riunione. Not usually cancellare here.
- present: sciolgo, sciogli, scioglie, sciogliamo, sciogliete, sciolgono
- past participle sciolto