Meaning
to whizz, speed past
- To move swiftly and rapidly like an arrow; to speed by
In a sentence
Le moto sfrecciano a gran velocità lungo la strada costiera.
The motorbikes whizz by at high speed along the coastal road.
Abbiamo visto un'auto sportiva sfrecciare davanti a noi.
We saw a sports car speed past in front of us.
I treni ad alta velocità sfrecciano nella campagna senza sosta.
High-speed trains speed through the countryside without stopping.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| sfrecciare | infinitive |
| sfreccio | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| sfrecci | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sfreccia | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sfrecciamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| sfrecciate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sfrecciano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sfrecciavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| sfrecciavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| sfrecciava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| sfrecciavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| sfrecciavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| sfrecciavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| sfrecciai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| sfrecciasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| sfrecciò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| sfrecciammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| sfrecciaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| sfrecciarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| sfreccerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| sfreccerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| sfreccerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| sfrecceremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| sfreccerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| sfrecceranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| sfrecci | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| sfrecci | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sfrecci | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sfrecciamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| sfrecciate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sfreccino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sfrecciassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| sfrecciassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| sfrecciasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| sfrecciassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| sfrecciaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| sfrecciassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| sfreccerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| sfrecceresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sfreccerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sfrecceremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| sfreccereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sfreccerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sfreccia | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| sfrecciamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| sfrecciate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| sfrecciando | gerund |
| sfrecciato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Takes 'essere' as auxiliary in compound tenses (e.g. 'è sfrecciata via').
- Derived from 'freccia' (arrow).