Meaning
to spread
- to spread a soft substance over a surface (e.g. butter, cream, sunscreen)
- to distribute costs, payments, or time across a period
In a sentence
Spalmo sempre un po' di marmellata sulle fette biscottate.
I always spread a bit of jam on rusks.
Non hai spalmato la crema solare sulle spalle?
Didn't you put sunscreen on your shoulders?
Il comune ha deciso di spalmare i costi su tre anni.
The municipality decided to spread the costs over three years.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| spalmare | infinitive |
| spalmo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| spalmi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| spalma | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| spalmiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| spalmate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| spalmano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| spalmavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| spalmavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| spalmava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| spalmavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| spalmavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| spalmavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| spalmai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| spalmasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| spalmò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| spalmammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| spalmaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| spalmarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| spalmerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| spalmerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| spalmerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| spalmeremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| spalmerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| spalmeranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| spalmi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| spalmi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| spalmi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| spalmiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| spalmiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| spalmino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| spalmassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| spalmassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| spalmasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| spalmassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| spalmaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| spalmassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| spalmerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| spalmeresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| spalmerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| spalmeremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| spalmereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| spalmerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| spalma | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| spalmiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| spalmate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| spalmando | gerund |
| spalmato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Commonly takes the preposition 'su' for the surface: 'spalmare il burro sul pane'.
- Takes 'avere' in compound tenses: 'ho spalmato la crema'.