Meaning
to dispose of, clear
- To dispose of or process waste and refuse.
- To sleep off or work off (a hangover, anger, exhaustion).
- To digest food or metabolize a substance.
In a sentence
Dobbiamo smaltire queste vecchie batterie in modo corretto.
We must dispose of these old batteries properly.
Ci sono volute ore per smaltire quel pranzo pesante.
It took hours to digest that heavy lunch.
Ha fatto una passeggiata per smaltire la tensione della giornata.
She went for a walk to shake off the day's tension.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| smaltire | infinitive |
| smaltisco | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| smaltisci | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| smaltisce | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| smaltiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| smaltite | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| smaltiscono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| smaltivo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| smaltivi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| smaltiva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| smaltivamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| smaltivate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| smaltivano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| smaltii | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| smaltisti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| smaltì | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| smaltimmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| smaltiste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| smaltirono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| smaltirò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| smaltirai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| smaltirà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| smaltiremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| smaltirete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| smaltiranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| smaltisca | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| smaltisca | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| smaltisca | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| smaltiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| smaltiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| smaltiscano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| smaltissi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| smaltissi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| smaltisse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| smaltissimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| smaltiste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| smaltissero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| smaltirei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| smaltiresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| smaltirebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| smaltiremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| smaltireste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| smaltirebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| smaltisci | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| smaltiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| smaltite | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| smaltendo | gerund |
| smaltito | past · participle |
Usage notes
- In the present tense, it follows the '-isc-' pattern (io smaltisco, tu smaltisci).
- Used figuratively for getting rid of emotions or backlog ('smaltire la rabbia', 'smaltire il lavoro').