Meaning
to belittle, to downplay
- to reduce the perceived value, merit, or importance of someone or something
- to diminish or lessen
In a sentence
Cerca sempre di sminuire i successi dei suoi colleghi.
He always tries to belittle his colleagues' achievements.
Non sminuire l'importanza di questo esame finale.
Don't downplay the importance of this final exam.
Perché sminuisci continuamente il tuo talento naturale?
Why do you constantly downplay your natural talent?
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| sminuire | infinitive |
| sminuisco | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| sminuisci | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sminuisce | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sminuiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| sminuite | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sminuiscono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sminuivo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| sminuivi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| sminuiva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| sminuivamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| sminuivate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| sminuivano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| sminuii | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| sminuisti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| sminuì | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| sminuimmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| sminuiste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| sminuirono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| sminuirò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| sminuirai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| sminuirà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| sminuiremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| sminuirete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| sminuiranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| sminuisca | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| sminuisca | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sminuisca | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sminuiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| sminuiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sminuiscano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sminuissi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| sminuissi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| sminuisse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| sminuissimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| sminuiste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| sminuissero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| sminuirei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| sminuiresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sminuirebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sminuiremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| sminuireste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sminuirebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sminuisci | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| sminuiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| sminuite | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| sminuendo | gerund |
| sminuito | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Follows the '-isc-' conjugation pattern in the present indicative and subjunctive.
- Takes auxiliary 'avere' in compound tenses.