Meaning
to make look slender; to hurl, to fling
- to make look slender, to elongate
- to hurl, to fling
- (slanciarsi) to leap forward, to rush
In a sentence
Questi pantaloni a vita alta ti slanciano molto.
These high-waisted trousers make you look much taller.
Le scarpe con il tacco slanciano la figura.
High heels make the figure look slender.
Il cane si è slanciato verso il cancello appena ha visto il gatto.
The dog leaped towards the gate as soon as it saw the cat.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| slanciare | infinitive |
| slanciamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| slancio | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| slanciate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| slanci | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| slanciano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| slancia | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| slanciavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| slanciavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| slanciavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| slanciavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| slanciavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| slanciava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| slanciammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| slanciai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| slanciaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| slanciasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| slanciarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| slanciò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| slanceremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| slancerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| slancerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| slancerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| slanceranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| slancerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| slanciamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| slanci | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| slanciate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| slanci | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| slancino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| slanci | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| slanciassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| slanciassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| slanciaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| slanciassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| slanciassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| slanciasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| slanceremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| slancerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| slancereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| slanceresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| slancerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| slancerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| slanciamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| slanciate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| slancia | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| slanciando | gerund |
| slanciato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Often used reflexively: slanciarsi = to throw oneself forward, rush, or launch into something.
- Less common in everyday speech than lanciare; slanciare often sounds more literary or emphasizes momentum and upward/forward thrust.
- With essere in reflexive forms: si è slanciato/slanciata. Non-reflexive transitive forms usually take avere.