Meaning
to snatch; to mug
- to violently snatch or steal an item (such as a purse or phone) in the street
- to rob someone by bag-snatching
- figuratively, to unjustly take away or steal (a prize, opportunity, or victory)
In a sentence
Un ladro in motorino le ha scippato la borsa mentre attraversava la strada.
A thief on a scooter snatched her bag while she was crossing the street.
Hanno scippato un turista davanti alla stazione ieri sera.
They mugged a tourist in front of the station yesterday evening.
La squadra avversaria ci ha scippato la vittoria negli ultimi secondi.
The opposing team snatched the victory away from us in the final seconds.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| scippare | infinitive |
| scippo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| scippi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| scippa | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| scippiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| scippate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| scippano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| scippavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| scippavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| scippava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| scippavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| scippavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| scippavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| scippai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| scippasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| scippò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| scippammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| scippaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| scipparono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| scipperò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| scipperai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| scipperà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| scipperemo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| scipperete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| scipperanno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| scippi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| scippi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
Usage notes
- Derived from 'scippo' (bag snatching). Takes 'avere' in compound tenses.
- Can take either the stolen item or the victim as its direct object.