Meaning
to peel out, screech tires
- to screech tires, burn rubber, or accelerate noisily in a vehicle
- to skid or leave tire marks on the road
In a sentence
L'auto è partita sgommando al semaforo verde.
The car peeled out at the green light.
Perché devi sempre sgommare davanti a casa mia?
Why do you always have to screech your tires in front of my house?
Non sgommare sull'asfalto bagnato, è pericoloso.
Don't peel out on wet asphalt; it's dangerous.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| sgommare | infinitive |
| sgommo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| sgommi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sgomma | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sgommiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| sgommate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sgommano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sgommavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| sgommavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| sgommava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| sgommavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| sgommavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| sgommavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| sgommai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| sgommasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| sgommò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| sgommammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| sgommaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| sgommarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| sgommerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| sgommerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| sgommerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| sgommeremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| sgommerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| sgommeranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| sgommi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| sgommi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sgommi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sgommiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| sgommiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sgommino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sgommassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| sgommassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| sgommasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| sgommassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| sgommaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| sgommassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| sgommerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| sgommeresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sgommerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sgommeremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| sgommereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sgommerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sgomma | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| sgommiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| sgommate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| sgommando | gerund |
| sgommato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Informal: commonly used when talking about aggressive driving or motorbikes.
- Takes auxiliary 'avere' in compound tenses.