Meaning
launch, deliver
- to launch or unleash with great force (an attack, offensive, or criticism)
- to land or throw (a blow, punch, or kick)
In a sentence
L'esercito si prepara a sferrare l'offensiva decisiva all'alba.
The army is preparing to launch the decisive offensive at dawn.
Il pugile ha sferrato un colpo violento che ha sorpreso l'avversario.
The boxer threw a heavy blow that caught his opponent off guard.
L'opposizione ha sferrato dure critiche contro la politica fiscale del governo.
The opposition launched fierce criticism against the government's fiscal policy.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| sferrare | infinitive |
| sferro | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| sferri | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sferra | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sferriamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| sferrate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sferrano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sferravo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| sferravi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| sferrava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| sferravamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| sferravate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| sferravano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| sferrai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| sferrasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| sferrò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| sferrammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| sferraste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| sferrarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| sferrerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| sferrerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| sferrerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| sferreremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| sferrerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| sferreranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| sferri | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| sferri | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sferri | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sferriamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| sferriate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sferrino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sferrassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| sferrassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| sferrasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| sferrassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| sferraste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| sferrassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| sferrerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| sferreresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sferrerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sferreremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| sferrereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sferrerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sferra | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| sferriamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| sferrate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| sferrando | gerund |
| sferrato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Most commonly found in fixed collocations: 'sferrare un attacco', 'sferrare un pugno', 'sferrare un'offensiva'.