heypolyglot
Italian

sfilare

/sfiˈla.re/verbB2
Extended vocabulary · Vocabulary rank 5,705

Meaning

to slip off; to parade

  • to slip off or pull off (a piece of clothing, ring, etc.)
  • to parade, march, or walk down a catwalk

In a sentence

Ieri le modelle hanno sfilato con la nuova collezione estiva.

Yesterday the models paraded the new summer collection.

Si è sfilato la giacca appena è entrato in casa.

He slipped off his jacket as soon as he entered the house.

Non riesco a sfilare questo anello dal dito.

I can't slip this ring off my finger.

Word forms (48)
WordWord forms
sfilareinfinitive
sfiloindicative · present · singular · 1st person
sfiliindicative · present · singular · 2nd person
sfilaindicative · present · singular · 3rd person
sfiliamoindicative · present · plural · 1st person
sfilateindicative · present · plural · 2nd person
sfilanoindicative · present · plural · 3rd person
sfilavoindicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person
sfilaviindicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person
sfilavaindicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person
sfilavamoindicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person
sfilavateindicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person
sfilavanoindicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person
sfilaiindicative · past · singular · 1st person
sfilastiindicative · past · singular · 2nd person
sfilòindicative · past · singular · 3rd person
sfilammoindicative · past · plural · 1st person
sfilasteindicative · past · plural · 2nd person
sfilaronoindicative · past · plural · 3rd person
sfileròindicative · future · singular · 1st person
sfileraiindicative · future · singular · 2nd person
sfileràindicative · future · singular · 3rd person
sfileremoindicative · future · plural · 1st person
sfilereteindicative · future · plural · 2nd person
sfilerannoindicative · future · plural · 3rd person
sfilisubjunctive · present · singular · 1st person
sfilisubjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person
sfilisubjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person
sfiliamosubjunctive · present · plural · 1st person
sfiliatesubjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person
sfilinosubjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person
sfilassisubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person
sfilassisubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person
sfilassesubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person
sfilassimosubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person
sfilastesubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person
sfilasserosubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person
sfilereiconditional · present · singular · 1st person
sfileresticonditional · present · singular · 2nd person
sfilerebbeconditional · present · singular · 3rd person
sfileremmoconditional · present · plural · 1st person
sfileresteconditional · present · plural · 2nd person
sfilerebberoconditional · present · plural · 3rd person
sfilaimperative · singular · 2nd person
sfiliamoimperative · plural · 1st person
sfilateimperative · plural · 2nd person
sfilandogerund
sfilatopast · participle

Usage notes

  • Takes 'avere' in transitive senses ('sfilare le scarpe') and usually 'avere' when parading, though reflexive 'sfilarsi' is common for taking off one's own clothing.

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