Meaning
to simulate, fake
- to imitate the appearance, character, or condition of something
- to feign, pretend, or fake (e.g. an illness, a foul in sports)
In a sentence
Il computer è programmato per simulare le condizioni meteorologiche.
The computer is programmed to simulate weather conditions.
L'attaccante ha simulato un fallo per ottenere un rigore.
The striker simulated a foul to get a penalty.
Non simulare indifferenza: so che ci tieni molto.
Don't pretend to be indifferent: I know you care a lot.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| simulare | infinitive |
| simulo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| simuli | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| simula | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| simuliamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| simulate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| simulano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| simulavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| simulavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| simulava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| simulavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| simulavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| simulavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| simulai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| simulasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| simulò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| simulammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| simulaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| simularono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| simulerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| simulerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| simulerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| simuleremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| simulerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| simuleranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| simuli | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| simuli | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| simuli | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| simuliamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| simuliate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| simulino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| simulassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| simulassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| simulasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| simulassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| simulaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| simulassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| simulerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| simuleresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| simulerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| simuleremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| simulereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| simulerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| simula | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| simuliamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| simulate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| simulando | gerund |
| simulato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- In sports (especially football), 'simulare' specifically means to take a dive.
- Takes 'avere' in compound tenses.