Meaning
to deflate; go down
- To let the air or gas out of an inflated object; deflate.
- To reduce swelling; (intransitive pronominal 'sgonfiarsi') to subside, go down (of a swelling or balloon).
- Figuratively, to puncture someone's pride or hype.
In a sentence
Ricordati di sgonfiare il materassino prima di partire.
Remember to deflate the air mattress before leaving.
Metti del ghiaccio e vedrai che il livido si sgonfierà presto.
Put some ice on it and you'll see that the swelling will go down soon.
Perché non sgonfi i palloncini della festa?
Why don't you deflate the party balloons?
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| sgonfiare | infinitive |
| sgonfio | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| sgonfi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sgonfia | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sgonfiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| sgonfiate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sgonfiano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sgonfiavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| sgonfiavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| sgonfiava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| sgonfiavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| sgonfiavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| sgonfiavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| sgonfiai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| sgonfiasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| sgonfiò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| sgonfiammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| sgonfiaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| sgonfiarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| sgonfierò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| sgonfierai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| sgonfierà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| sgonfieremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| sgonfierete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| sgonfieranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| sgonfi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| sgonfi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sgonfi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sgonfiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| sgonfiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sgonfino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sgonfiassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| sgonfiassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| sgonfiasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| sgonfiassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| sgonfiaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| sgonfiassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| sgonfierei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| sgonfieresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sgonferebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sgonfieremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| sgonfiereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sgonfierebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sgonfia | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| sgonfiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| sgonfiate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| sgonfiando | gerund |
| sgonfiato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Transitive uses 'avere' (ho sgonfiato il palloncino). The pronominal 'sgonfiarsi' uses 'essere' (la caviglia si è sgonfiata).